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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mama ask James after they get back to the office in Chapter 10?
(a) If he's hungry.
(b) If he wants to get his tooth pulled.
(c) If he is cold.
(d) If he is ready to ride the bus.

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

4. Who says, "so now we the ignorant" after they were accused of believing in God because a man told them to believe in God?
(a) James.
(b) The boy.
(c) The preacher.
(d) The nurse.

5. What did Mama want James to do after she killed the bird?
(a) She wanted James to kill the second bird.
(b) She wanted James to go inside and apologize.
(c) She wanted James to capture another bird.
(d) She wanted James to say a prayer for the bird.

Short Answer 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?

2. When James and Mama get back to the dentist's office, what can't they do?

3. What choice does Mama ask James to make after they can't go inside the dentist's office?

4. Where did Mama "get" the bird to kill it?

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

(see the answer key)

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