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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color of overcoat does the little boy have on that James sees while he and Mama walk away from the dentist's office?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

2. What does Mama ask to see in the store in Chapter 9?
(a) Chicken feed.
(b) Ax handles.
(c) Flour bags.
(d) Wood.

3. How many miles does James have to walk to school?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Three and one half.
(d) One and one half.

4. What does Mama do when she gets out the handkerchief from beneath her coat at the cafe?
(a) She wipes her brow.
(b) She sneezes into it.
(c) She folds it up to put on the counter.
(d) She counts her money.

5. Who comes out of the dentist office with John Lee?
(a) The dentist.
(b) Nobody.
(c) His mother.
(d) The nurse.

6. At the end of Chapter 10, what can't James feel because he's so cold?
(a) His toes.
(b) His nose.
(c) His whole face.
(d) His fingers.

7. What does Mama say when James sniffs while they are walking in the cold?
(a) "That rag".
(b) "Stop".
(c) "Wipe your nose, son".
(d) "It's too cold, right?".

8. What color is the heater inside the cafe?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

9. Who says at the end of Chapter 8, "I haven't anything" after they state that they hope all young people aren't like them?
(a) The boy with the book.
(b) The preacher.
(c) Mama.
(d) The nurse.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 11, James states that he can't stand being what?
(a) Happy.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Cold.
(d) Alone.

11. What color of sweater is the woman that is waiting in the dentist's office next to James and his Mama wearing under her black sweater?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

12. In the opening of Chapter 10, what building does James see a clock on?
(a) The office.
(b) The post office.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) The general store.

13. What are the people wearing that are coming into the office in Chapter 8?
(a) Black boots.
(b) Fake smiles.
(c) Big coats.
(d) Top hats.

14. What does the boy with the book blame for the fact that he doesn't believe in God?
(a) That he was born too late.
(b) That the wait for the dentist is too long.
(c) That books are hard to read.
(d) That everything is evil in the world.

15. What hits James' cap while he and Mama are walking outside?
(a) Rain.
(b) A leaf.
(c) Sleet.
(d) A twig.

Short Answer Questions

1. While James is walking, he thinks about Ty playing with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar; when Ty played with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar what happened?

2. Who says, "things change through action. By no other way." while they wait in the dentist's office and speak to the lady in the sweater?

3. What does the man in the cafe drop in the jukebox?

4. What does Mama have to eat at the cafe?

5. Why is the dentist's office waiting room full of smoke?

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