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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3 what was Mama doing at the fireplace?
(a) Putting on her shoes.
(b) Warming her hands.
(c) Singing a hymn.
(d) Counting her money.

2. Who sleeps by the fireplace?
(a) Val and Auntie.
(b) James.
(c) Ty and James.
(d) Mama and Auntie.

3. Where do James and Ty sit to hear Monsieur Bayonne play?
(a) In the barn.
(b) Around a fire.
(c) Beside the second story window.
(d) Outside.

4. What does the little old lady want James to do for her?
(a) She needs her garbage moved to the front.
(b) She needs him to help her husband walk across the room.
(c) She needs him to chop firewood.
(d) She needs him to sweep her floor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says at the end of Chapter 8, "I haven't anything" after they state that they hope all young people aren't like them?

2. Who "knowed it was hurting me"?

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

4. What is the color of the school that James and his Mama pass while in the big city?

5. What does James see in the café?

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