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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mam tell Little Man to go while she deals with his stolen belongings in Chapter 16?
(a) To his father's office.
(b) To Rat's house.
(c) To Mr. Spiro's house.
(d) To his bedroom.

2. 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 write about his past.
(b) He'd be able to figure out what to do with his feelings.
(c) He would be able to marry Sarah.
(d) He would be able to leave the South.

3. Where was Martin Heidegger from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Israel.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of ball does Little Man throw against his garage for practice in Chapter 13?

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

3. How much money is enclosed in Mrs. Worthington's envelope for payment in Chapter 15?

4. How did the thief get into Little Man's room to steal his belongings in Chapter 16?

5. What does Little Man say Mam looks like in the photo from the zoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What concerns preoccupy Little Man in Chapter 11? Are these concerns well-founded?

3. 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?

4. Why do you think Mam allows Little Man to accompany her at the end of Chapter 16?

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

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

7. What discovery does Little Man make when he goes for his final collection at Mr. Spiro's home in Chapter 14? How does Little Man respond to the discovery?

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

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

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

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