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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. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the first reason he gives?
(a) He hopes to know his father.
(b) He hopes to get married.
(c) He hopes to be a writer.
(d) He hopes to outgrow his stutter.

2. What money does Little Man give to Mam for carfare in Chapter 16?
(a) The money from his mother's room.
(b) The money from Mr. Spiro's tip.
(c) The money from Mr. Spiro's payment.
(d) The money from Mrs. Worthington.

3. 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?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Lauderdale.
(d) Bourbon.

4. What does Little Man ask Mam on their bus ride home from church in Chapter 11?
(a) Who his father is.
(b) Why she has to ride in the back of the bus.
(c) Where she'd live if she could live anywhere.
(d) Why she isn't married.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of canned food does Mam refer to as "Trash Food," according to Little Man in Chapter 9?

2. What does Little Man do with the picture of him and Mam at the zoo in Chapter 12?

3. What name does Mam use to describe ghostlike spirits that she perceives?

4. Where on the bus do Mam and Little Man sit when they leave to search for Ara T in Chapter 16?

5. Who does Little Man think beat Mam when she returns to work with a broken nose?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. What conflict takes place between Mam and a boy at the zoo in Chapter 12? How is the conflict resolved?

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

9. How does Willie respond when confronted by Little Man in Chapter 14? What are Little Man's impressions of Willie's response?

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

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