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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The preacher claims that because of what has happened to the young black man's mom and dad, the young man is what?
(a) Alone.
(b) Smart.
(c) Sad and lonely.
(d) Mad at the world.

2. What is raising up from the water?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Trees covered in kudzu.
(d) Fish.

3. What did Mama make James kill?
(a) A redbird.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A goose.
(d) A crow.

4. What did Mama do when James told her he couldn't kill the bird?
(a) She slapped him.
(b) She pulled his ears.
(c) She cried.
(d) She ran into the house to tell Auntie.

5. What does the young black man waiting in the dentist's office say should be questioned?
(a) White people.
(b) Everything.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The sky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does James do when he feels something hit his cap?

3. What does James see on the other side of the lilies?

4. What does Mama ask James after they get back to the office in Chapter 10?

5. While James and Mama are waiting for the bus in the beginning of Chapter 4 why does James keep his mouth shut instead of saying what he wants to say?

(see the answer key)

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