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

2. What items fill the walls of Mr. Spiro's home?
(a) Sports memorabilia.
(b) Ancient paintings.
(c) Glass animals.
(d) Books.

3. What birds does Mam enjoy watching most at the zoo?
(a) The peacocks.
(b) The ostriches.
(c) The flamingos.
(d) The penguins.

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

5. What bus do Little Man and Mam take to the zoo in Chapter 12?
(a) The No. 1 Crosstown.
(b) The No. 3 Downtown.
(c) The No. 5 Crosstown.
(d) The No. 10 Uptown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mam tell Little Man to go while she deals with his stolen belongings in Chapter 16?

2. Where does Little Man tell the photo booth operator at the zoo that Mam is about to return to in Chapter 12?

3. What animals does Mam describe killing the livestock at home when she was a kid in Chapter 12?

4. Where is Mr. Spiro going for a trip in Chapter 15?

5. How will Mr. Spiro be traveling on his trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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 Little Man describe Ara T's hideout in Chapter 10?

10. 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?

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