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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the dentist's office waiting room full of smoke?
(a) Because there is a candle burning in every corner of the room.
(b) Because the fireplace is stopped up.
(c) Because there are two men smoking pipes.
(d) Because there is a fire burning in the empty field.

2. While James is walking with his Mama from the dentist's office In Chapter 11, who does he think about that can make everyone laugh?
(a) Mama.
(b) Ty.
(c) Auntie.
(d) James.

3. In Chapter 11, James states that his hands are so cold that he can't hold what?
(a) His handkerchief.
(b) An axe.
(c) His cap.
(d) His coat.

4. What color does the young black man with the book claim the wind is?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

5. What does Mama's coat smell like?
(a) Roses.
(b) Horse dung.
(c) Pig slop.
(d) A wet dog.

6. What does James say when Mama asks him if he needs to make water?
(a) "I already went".
(b) "Just a little".
(c) "Yes, certainly".
(d) "No Ma'am".

7. What does the lady in the cafe put down on the counter?
(a) Ham and eggs.
(b) Cakes and a glass of milk.
(c) Bread and syrup.
(d) Warm milk and cookies.

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

9. When James looks at his Mama at the beginning of Chapter 10, what does he want to do?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Sing to her.
(c) Hug her.
(d) Stand close to her.

10. What color does the young black man with the book claim the grass is?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

11. Where does the young black man that is arguing with the preacher say his mom is?
(a) At home in bed.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) In a graveyard.
(d) On a boat.

12. Who calls someone else into the back of the dentist's office?
(a) The man with a walking stick.
(b) The nurse.
(c) The dentist.
(d) Mama.

13. While James is walking, he thinks about Ty playing with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar; when Ty played with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar what happened?
(a) Ty sang and played a made up song.
(b) Ty learned a new song.
(c) Ty broke the guitar.
(d) Ty broke one of the strings.

14. 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?
(a) Mama.
(b) James.
(c) The boy with the book.
(d) The nurse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama do with her money?

2. Who says, "I'm questioning the world" while waiting in the dentist's office after someone states that they are mad at the world?

3. When Mama and James leave the dentist's office and go outside, where do they stand?

4. What do James and Mama do after seeing what time it is on the clock that James sees in Chapter 10?

5. Who says, "nurse, I have to go back in the field this evening" after finding out that the dentist is not taking anymore patients until after lunch?

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