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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mama "get" the bird to kill it?
(a) The head.
(b) The leg.
(c) The body.
(d) The neck.

2. What choice does Mama ask James to make after they can't go inside the dentist's office?
(a) Whether he wants to keep his gloves on or give them to a child.
(b) Whether he wants to get his tooth pulled or just go home.
(c) Whether he wants to eat at home or in town.
(d) Whether he wants to eat and walk back or not eat and ride back.

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

4. What does the young black man that is arguing with the preacher say about his Pa?
(a) That he is dead.
(b) That he is in the army.
(c) That he is the dentist.
(d) That he lives down the street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the young black man waiting in the dentist's office wearing?

2. What does the preacher say him and the young lady were talking about?

3. What did the bird do when James reached in further to grab him?

4. At the end of Chapter 10, what can't James feel because he's so cold?

5. How many times does the preacher hit the boy?

(see the answer key)

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