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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Mam's handbag that she takes with her to look for Ara T in Chapter 16?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

2. What does Little Man do with the granddaddy long-legs spider that crawls onto his book in Chapter 11?
(a) He smashes it with the book.
(b) He puts it on the rose bushes.
(c) He feeds it to the cat.
(d) He puts it in a jar.

3. What does Little Man throw rocks at in the end of Chapter 15?
(a) The moon.
(b) A boy.
(c) A window of an abandoned house.
(d) A streetlamp.

4. How does "TV Boy's" mother communicate with him when Little Man stops by for collection in Chapter 14?
(a) By the use of a whistle.
(b) By sign language.
(c) By shouting at him.
(d) By writing on paper.

5. How did the thief get into Little Man's room to steal his belongings in Chapter 16?
(a) By breaking in through the basement.
(b) By breaking a window.
(c) By breaking the front door lock.
(d) By climbing the ladder.

6. On what day of the week is Mam allowed free entrance to the zoo as long as she wears her uniform and enters the gate with Little Man?
(a) On Wednesdays.
(b) On Fridays.
(c) On Thursdays.
(d) On Saturdays.

7. Where does Little Man describe the best breeze in the house late in the day in Chapter 16?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the basement.
(c) On the front porch.
(d) On the back stairs.

8. What does Little Man say he never told Mam "because [he] knew it would upset her" in the end of Chapter 12?
(a) That he had given up on God.
(b) That he'd talked to Big Sack.
(c) That he had given Ara T money.
(d) That he had stolen money from his father.

9. When does Mr. Spiro say he will be back from his trip in Chapter 15?
(a) In the winter.
(b) In the spring.
(c) In the summer.
(d) In the fall.

10. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the second reason he gives?
(a) He would be able to leave the South.
(b) He would be able to marry Sarah.
(c) He'd be able to figure out what to do with his feelings.
(d) He would be able to write about his past.

11. When does Little Man tell Mam that Rat will be returning home in Chapter 10?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

12. Where have Little Man's parents gone for a business meeting and vacation in Chapter 9?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

13. What does Mrs. Worthington do shortly after inviting Little Man into her house in Chapter 9?
(a) She offers him dinner.
(b) She calls his mother.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She passes out.

14. What name does Mam use to describe ghostlike spirits that she perceives?
(a) Haints.
(b) Poltergeists.
(c) Trembles.
(d) Zombies.

15. Where has Mam gone when Little Man sets out for collecting in Chapter 14?
(a) To his father's office.
(b) To church.
(c) To the grocery store.
(d) To New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Little Man trying to do last summer when he became stuck in a storm drain?

2. What does Mam chastise an older kid for doing at the zoo in Chapter 12?

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

4. What animals can Little Man and Mam see from the bench where they wait for their photograph at the zoo?

5. What does Little Man say "seemed like the least I could do for Mrs. Worthington" in Chapter 9?

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