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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 do with the granddaddy long-legs spider that crawls onto his book in Chapter 11?

2. What is Mam's needle story about that she works on at the zoo?

3. What does the word "copacetic" mean?

4. What prophet does Mam describe she waits with Little Man for their photograph at the zoo?

5. What is Little Man's favorite number?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Little Man ask Mam as they ride the bus home from church in Chapter 11? Why is this question significant?

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

3. 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?

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

5. How does Mrs. Worthington behave when Little Man comes to collect money for the paper in Chapter 9?

6. What does Little Man find when he goes for collection at Mrs. Worthington's home in Chapter 14?

7. What is noteworthy about Mam's appearance when she returns to work in Chapter 9?

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

9. How does Willie respond when confronted by Little Man in Chapter 14? What are Little Man's impressions of Willie's response?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Ara T. What role does Ara T play in the narrative (protagonist, antagonist, etc.)? Where is Ara T from? What is his relationship to Little Man?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Mr. Spiro in the novel. How does Little Man meet Mr. Spiro? What are Little Man's first impressions of this character? How does Little Man's friendship with Mr. Spiro change him?

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