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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Little Man throw rocks at in the end of Chapter 15?
2. What color is Mam's handbag that she takes with her to look for Ara T in Chapter 16?
3. What has been stolen from Little Man's room in Chapter 16?
4. What does Little Man want desperately to talk to Mr. Spiro about in Chapter 16?
5. What does Little Man say "seemed like the least I could do for Mrs. Worthington" in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What concerns preoccupy Little Man in Chapter 11? Are these concerns well-founded?
2. Why does Little Man have to lie in order to get the photographer to take a picture of him and Mam at the zoo? What does Little Man tell the photo booth operator?
3. Where have Little Man's parents gone in Chapter 11? Who cares for Little Man while they are away?
4. How does Mrs. Worthington behave when Little Man comes to collect money for the paper in Chapter 9?
5. What does Little Man say that upsets Mam in Chapter 12? How does Mam respond?
6. How does Willie respond when confronted by Little Man in Chapter 14? What are Little Man's impressions of Willie's response?
7. Why does Little Man go home before taking his collections to Rat's mom in Chapter 16? What does he find when he gets there?
8. What discovery does Little Man make about TV Boy in Chapter 14?
9. Why do you think Mam allows Little Man to accompany her at the end of Chapter 16?
10. What can be discerned by the fact that no one comments on Mam's appearance at church in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of friendship and connection in Paperboy. With whom is Little Man friends in the beginning of the story? Whom does he befriend on his paper route? How does Little Man's sense of connection change in the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
What events lead up to the theft from the narrator's bedroom? What is stolen? How does Little Man respond when he discovers the theft?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Little Man's relationship with his mother. How close are Little Man and his mother? What concerns does Little Man's mother express regarding his speech impediment?
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