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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James tells the reader while he is watching the scenery outside that the river is what?
(a) Gray.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Alone.
(d) Blue.

2. What did Mama do with what she brought back from the fence?
(a) She doesn't come back with anything.
(b) She hit James with it across his back.
(c) She throws it at James.
(d) She gives it to James.

3. James is the oldest and his Mama tells him he is what?
(a) The king.
(b) The man.
(c) The farmer.
(d) The boy.

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

5. Why does James feel he had to kill the bird?
(a) Because Mama said so.
(b) Because the bird was sick.
(c) Because the bird deserved it.
(d) Because he's afraid his Mama might have to leave just like his father and then he would be responsible for everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does James take out when he sees the bus?

2. In Chapter 1, what do the cows do in the pasture?

3. Where do James and Ty sit to hear Monsieur Bayonne play?

4. How long has James been hurting?

5. What does James do instead of sitting on a seat in the bus?

(see the answer key)

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