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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why doesn't James want anyone to tell Mama about his hurting?
(a) Because they don't have the money to fix it.
(b) Because he already talked to the doctor.
(c) Because it's getting better.
(d) Because Mama already knows.

3. 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?
(a) Because he's alone and there is no one to talk to.
(b) Because it hurts.
(c) Because Mama doesn't like for someone to say something just for nothing.
(d) Because he is crying.

4. Why did Mama go over to the fence?
(a) To yell at the birds.
(b) To find the biggest switch she could find.
(c) To find another bird.
(d) To throw up.

5. What sign did Monsieur Bayonne make over James' jaw?
(a) A sorrowful sign.
(b) A thumbs-up.
(c) A prayer sign.
(d) The cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. James is the oldest and his Mama tells him he is what?

2. Who sleeps by the fireplace?

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

4. Who says in Chapter 3, "tomorrow we going to town"?

5. What was going to make Mama "mad again"?

(see the answer key)

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