Paperboy Chapters 16-20

What does Little Man discover about his room at the beginning of Chapter 16?

• It's hotter than any other room in the house.

• Someone has ransacked the place.

• He forgot to clean up before he left.

• Mam has tidied everything up while he was out.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How do Little Man and Mam pay for the bus fare to downtown Memphis?

• Mam has some change hidden in her apartment.

• Little Man uses the dollar bill from Mr. Spiro.

• Mam borrows some money from Little Man's parents.

• Little Man uses the $5 he received from Mrs. Worthington.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Mam usually do when she is making a plan in her head?

• Puts her hands on her hips

• Twirls her hair

• Bites her fingernails

• Taps her foot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Mam instruct Little Man to do when she enters the building to find Ara T?

• She tells him to stay hidden and not come out for nothin' or nobody.

• She tells him to find a payphone and call the police if he hears any screaming.

• She tells him to only come inside if he knows something ain't right.

• She tells him to stay close beside her and hang on to her pocket book.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does Little Man notice on the table when he enters the Juke Joint?

• Mam's purse

• His billfold and its contents

• Rats eating red onions

• Poker chips

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

How does Little Man attempt to "save" Mam from Ara T?

• He stabs him with his yellow-handled knife.

• He throws a glass bottle at his head.

• He breaks a chair over Ara T's head.

• He starts screaming to make Ara T turn around.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was strange about the watch that Ara T was wearing? Choose all that apply.

• It belonged to Little Man.

• It was broken.

• It was upside down.

• It was too small.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Little Man references a lot of literature, tv shows, and comics in the text. Which literary device is this an example of?

• allusion

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What does Mam tell Little Man about the events from the previous night?

• They will only talk about them once and never again.

• They will write down what happened and burn the papers.

• They will tell the cops so that Ara T will be arrested.

• They will tell Little Man's parents, so they can press charges.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who was the person that gave Mam her black eye?

• The newspaper delivery truck driver

• Big Sack

• Ara T

• Mr. Worthington

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2