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

2. What was Little Man trying to do last summer when he became stuck in a storm drain?
(a) He was trying to retrieve a baseball.
(b) He was trying to dig a cave.
(c) He was trying to run from Ara T.
(d) He was trying to reach a coin.

3. What is Mam's needle story about that she works on at the zoo?
(a) Cain and Abel.
(b) The parting of the Red Sea.
(c) The Crucifixion.
(d) Noah and the ark.

4. When was Martin Heidegger born?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1912.

5. Where on the bus do Mam and Little Man sit when they leave to search for Ara T in Chapter 16?
(a) In the middle.
(b) In the back.
(c) Next to the rear exit.
(d) In the front.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mr. Spiro say he will be back from his trip in Chapter 15?

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

3. What color uniform does Mam wear when she works for the narrator's family?

4. What ship's name is printed on Mr. Spiro's duffel bag in Chapter 15?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Little Man ask Mam as they ride the bus home from church in Chapter 11? Why is this question significant?

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

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

10. What does Little Man find when he goes for collection at Mrs. Worthington's home in Chapter 14?

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