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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Mam's handbag that she takes with her to look for Ara T in Chapter 16?

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

3. What has been stolen from Little Man's room in Chapter 16?

4. What does Little Man throw rocks at in the end of Chapter 15?

5. What job does Mam always give to Little Man when making breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What can be discerned by the fact that no one comments on Mam's appearance at church in Chapter 11?

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. Where have Little Man's parents gone in Chapter 11? Who cares for Little Man while they are away?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Little Man lose his yellow-handled knife? Why is it so important for Little Man to get his knife back? Whose help does Little Man elicit in retrieving his knife?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of Paperboy. In what year does the story take place? In what region does Little Man's family live? What role does the setting of the story play in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Little Man's relationship with his father in the novel. What information does Little Man learn that makes him question his father? How is this internal conflict resolved?

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