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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 is "TV Boy" when Little Man stops at his house for collection in Chapter 14?

2. What street does Mam ask the bus driver if the bus will cross when she gets on to look for Ara T in Chapter 16?

3. What treat do Little Man and Mam have as they wait for their picture to be developed in Chapter 12?

4. How many different meanings does Little Man say the word "bias" has in the dictionary?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Little Man describe Ara T's hideout in Chapter 10?

2. How does Mam demonstrate courage in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mam respond to the situation in Little Man's bedroom in 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

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

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?

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