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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What treat do Little Man and Mam have as they wait for their picture to be developed in Chapter 12?
(a) Slices of pizza.
(b) Ice cream cones.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Popcorn.

2. What does Little Man want desperately to talk to Mr. Spiro about in Chapter 16?
(a) The girl he has a crush on.
(b) His argument with Ara T.
(c) His English class.
(d) His father.

3. What does the word "copacetic" mean?
(a) Conflicted.
(b) Fine.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Arbitrary.

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

5. What is Little Man's favorite number?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

7. On what day of the week are Little Man's parents coming home from their trip in Chapter 14?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

8. Where is Mam's favorite bench to sit on at the zoo?
(a) By the Tiger's Den.
(b) By Monkey Island.
(c) By the exit.
(d) By Grizzly Bear Cave.

9. What does Little Man say Mam looks like in the photo from the zoo?
(a) An Indian.
(b) A movie star.
(c) A peacock.
(d) A cowgirl.

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

11. At what intersection is Little Man's newspaper pickup station located?
(a) Bourbon and Broadway.
(b) Bealle and Jackson.
(c) Bellevue and Peabody.
(d) Callaveras and Quincey.

12. What does Mam chastise an older kid for doing at the zoo in Chapter 12?
(a) Littering on the sidewalk.
(b) Hitting a young boy.
(c) Giving a cigarette to a monkey.
(d) Feeding trash to a giraffe.

13. Where does Little Man realize he left his newspaper bags in Chapter 10?
(a) By Ara T's shed.
(b) At school.
(c) At his father's office.
(d) At the newspaper office.

14. What animals can Little Man and Mam see from the bench where they wait for their photograph at the zoo?
(a) The penguins.
(b) The bears.
(c) The sharks.
(d) The lions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What birds does Mam enjoy watching most at the zoo?

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

5. What does Little Man say he never told Mam "because [he] knew it would upset her" in the end of Chapter 12?

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