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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. Who says, " I'm going one way and he pulling the other"?
(a) James.
(b) Ty.
(c) Monsieur Bayonne.
(d) Auntie.

2. What does James do instead of sitting on a seat in the bus?
(a) He stands by the bus driver to talk.
(b) He sits on the floor of the bus.
(c) He leans on the seat.
(d) He stands and holds on to the side of the bus.

3. Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) Auntie.
(b) James.
(c) Mama.
(d) Ty.

4. When Mama used to stay up late, where would the family sit?
(a) On the floor.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the barn.
(d) Out on the gallery or around the fire.

5. James is the oldest and his Mama tells him he is what?
(a) The farmer.
(b) The king.
(c) The boy.
(d) The man.

Short Answer Questions

1. When someone stares down the long old road, they see nothing but what?

2. What is raising up from the water?

3. What is Mama always doing to Ty?

4. How many animals did Monsieur Bayonne have outside?

5. What is all cracked in the city where James and Mama are?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the nights different now that Daddy is in the Army?

2. What choice does Mama give James in Chapter 10?

3. Why did James pretend he was asleep?

4. Why does the preacher ask the young man to stand up?

5. What does James see when he looks at the river?

6. What does Mama do after James gets the bird on the leg with his fork?

7. When Mama flips the quarter over in her hand what does James think Mama is thinking about?

8. Who does James say he wants to be like when he grows up and what will he have?

9. When the young man starts talking about questioning everything what does the preacher do?

10. In Chapter 13, what does James think about to keep from getting cold?

(see the answer keys)

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