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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. How did the thief get into Little Man's room to steal his belongings in Chapter 16?

2. Where have Little Man's parents gone for a business meeting and vacation in Chapter 9?

3. What zoo does Mam take Little Man to in Chapter 12?

4. When was Martin Heidegger born?

5. What does Little Man ask Mam on their bus ride home from church in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mam respond to the situation in Little Man's bedroom in Chapter 16?

2. What is significant about the abandoned ladder against the house in Chapter 13?

3. What discovery does Little Man make about TV Boy in Chapter 14?

4. How does Mam demonstrate courage in Chapter 16?

5. Why is baseball practice called off in Chapter 13? What does Little Man do instead?

6. What conflict occurs when Little Man goes to pick up his newspapers for the day in Chapter 13? How is the conflict resolved?

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 conflict does Little Man face at Ara T's hideout in Chapter 10?

9. What concerns preoccupy Little Man in Chapter 11? Are these concerns well-founded?

10. What does Little Man say that upsets Mam in Chapter 12? How does Mam respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of Paperboy. In what year does the story take place? In what region does Little Man's family live? What role does the setting of the story play in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Little Man's introduction to his homeroom class in Chapter 20. What does Little Man do in order to overcome his fear of speaking? What does Little Man say about himself?

Essay Topic 3

What are Mam's actions, objectives, and obstacles when she sets out from Little Man's home after discovering the theft from his bedroom? What instructions does she give to Little Man? Why?

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