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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. What did the bird do when James reached in further to grab him?
(a) He pecked James' hand.
(b) He flew away.
(c) He "screamed" at James.
(d) He lay down like he was dead.

2. Why doesn't James sit down when he finds a seat on the bus?
(a) Because boys don't sit.
(b) Because he wants to stand.
(c) Because he wants his Mama to sit down.
(d) Because all the seats are taken.

3. What is the little boy's name that is waiting in the dentist office?
(a) Jimmy John.
(b) Lee Hollar.
(c) John Lee.
(d) John Joseph.

4. What does James do beside Monsieur Bayonne?
(a) Sings.
(b) Kneels.
(c) Stands.
(d) Lays down.

5. Which bus does Mama say they are coming back on?
(a) The eight o'clock bus.
(b) The eleven o'clock bus.
(c) The ten o'clock bus.
(d) The twelve o'clock bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he makes the sign on James' jaw, Monsieur Bayonne uses so much pressure that he almost pushes James over onto who?

2. Who says "white beans and no salt meat ain't white beans"?

3. What town does Mama and James go to?

4. Who says, "I don't love him nothing"?

5. Why doesn't James say anything else to the girl on the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the opening line of Chapter 7, who says it, and why?

2. Where do Mama and James go to get warm and what does Mama do to make sure James has enough time to get warm?

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

4. Why does James look at the nurse all pitiful?

5. What does Mama do when James pushes one of the cakes towards her after stating that he "can't eat all this"?

6. What kind of birds does James claim he has eaten?

7. Describe the girl that is sitting across from James on the bus.

8. Why does the lady at the dentist's office tell the Mama not to feel rejected?

9. How does James describe the sleet that is falling?

10. When the preacher asks the young man about his parents, what does the young man tell the preacher?

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