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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 want desperately to talk to Mr. Spiro about in Chapter 16?

2. Who is the paper boy that Little Man accuses of taking his bundle of papers in Chapter 13?

3. How does "TV Boy's" mother communicate with him when Little Man stops by for collection in Chapter 14?

4. Where does Little Man realize he left his newspaper bags in Chapter 10?

5. Why does the coach call off ball practice in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conflict takes place between Mam and a boy at the zoo in Chapter 12? How is the conflict resolved?

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

4. What can be discerned by the fact that no one comments on Mam's appearance at church in Chapter 11?

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

6. Why does Little Man disobey Mam in Chapter 16? What does he do to disobey her?

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

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

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

10. Why do you think Mam allows Little Man to accompany her at the end of Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Little Man's relationship with his father in the novel. What information does Little Man learn that makes him question his father? How is this internal conflict resolved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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