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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. Where was Martin Heidegger from?

2. Where does Little Man describe the best breeze in the house late in the day in Chapter 16?

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

4. Who got Little Man out of the storm drain last summer when he became trapped?

5. Why is Mam not allowed to have her picture taken in the booth with Little Man at the zoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where have Little Man's parents gone in Chapter 11? Who cares for Little Man while they are away?

3. How does Mam demonstrate courage in Chapter 16?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Little Man feel about Mr. Spiro's impending trip when he learns about it? Why? How does Little Man respond to Mr. Spiro? When will Mr. Spiro return?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the narrative style of Paperboy. From whose perspective is the story related? Why do you think the author chose to employ this narrative style? How would the story differ if it were related from a different perspective?

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