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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 money does Little Man give to Mam for carfare in Chapter 16?

2. What does Little Man observe Mam doing for the first time when they are riding the bus in the end of Chapter 16?

3. How will Mr. Spiro be traveling on his trip?

4. What has been stolen from Little Man's room in Chapter 16?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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

9. How does Mam demonstrate courage in Chapter 16?

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

How does Little Man lose his yellow-handled knife? Why is it so important for Little Man to get his knife back? Whose help does Little Man elicit in retrieving his knife?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Mrs. Worthington in the novel. How old is Mrs. Worthington? What are Little Man's impressions of this character? How does Mrs. Worthington change in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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