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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mama and James leave the store and are walking at the end of Chapter 9, what does James try to prevent Mama from hearing?
(a) Dogs barking at them.
(b) Men whistling.
(c) White people eating lunch.
(d) His stomach growling.

2. Why doesn't James sit down when he finds a seat on the bus?
(a) Because he wants to stand.
(b) Because all the seats are taken.
(c) Because boys don't sit.
(d) Because he wants his Mama to sit down.

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

4. What is Ty scared of?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Fire.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Rainstorms.

5. What was going to make Mama "mad again"?
(a) If Auntie doesn't do her chores.
(b) If James told her that he was hurting.
(c) If James ignored her.
(d) If Ty sleeps in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hits James' cap while he and Mama are walking outside?

2. What color coat does the girl have on that is sitting across from James on the bus?

3. What did Mama do with what she brought back from the fence?

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

5. What sign did Monsieur Bayonne make over James' jaw?

(see the answer key)

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