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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "not us to question" when the lady in the dentist's office wonders why children have to be in pain?
(a) The dentist.
(b) The little boy.
(c) The nurse.
(d) The preacher.

2. Where does James see the smoke coming out of while he is waiting in Chapter 1?
(a) The cow's noses.
(b) The factory tower.
(c) A pile of burning leaves.
(d) A neighbor's fireplace.

3. Who says, "nurse, I have to go back in the field this evening" after finding out that the dentist is not taking anymore patients until after lunch?
(a) The boy with the book.
(b) The man smoking a pipe.
(c) The preacher.
(d) Mama.

4. What does James pretend he's not scared of?
(a) The dark.
(b) Animals.
(c) His mama.
(d) Big men.

5. 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 and walk back or not eat and ride back.
(d) Whether he wants to eat at home or in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is raising up from the water?

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

3. What do James and Mama do after seeing what time it is on the clock that James sees in Chapter 10?

4. What is the little boy's name that is waiting in the dentist office?

5. What color of sweater is the woman that is waiting in the dentist's office next to James and his Mama wearing under her black sweater?

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