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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One man tells another man in the dentist office that he thought he was hollering like what?
(a) A donkey being pulled along.
(b) A train whistle.
(c) A pig under a gate.
(d) A baby wanting milk.

2. In Chapter 3, what does James do when he gets up in the morning?
(a) Stretches.
(b) Grumbles.
(c) Kicks his heels up.
(d) Sings.

3. Who says, "I got girlfriends, too"?
(a) The busdriver.
(b) The dentist.
(c) James.
(d) Father.

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

5. What does Mama ask James to do while she pays the bus fare?
(a) Find their friends.
(b) Pick up some trash.
(c) Sit in the back.
(d) Wait for her.

6. When someone stares down the long old road, they see nothing but what?
(a) Blue sky.
(b) Gravel.
(c) Weeds.
(d) Grass.

7. What is the color of the school that James and his Mama pass while in the big city?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

8. What does James see in the café?
(a) A bunch of people eating.
(b) A dog begging for food.
(c) A waitress tripping.
(d) Lonely tables and chairs.

9. Who says in Chapter 3, "tomorrow we going to town"?
(a) Monsieur Bayonne.
(b) Mama.
(c) Ty.
(d) Auntie.

10. What color is Mama's hat and coat?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

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

12. Who says, "I don't love him nothing"?
(a) The little girl on the bus.
(b) Mama.
(c) Auntie.
(d) The woman that offered a treat to James.

13. How much does it cost to travel one way to get James' tooth pulled?
(a) Ten cents.
(b) A penny.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) Twenty five cents.

14. What did Mama make James kill?
(a) A goose.
(b) A crow.
(c) A redbird.
(d) A mouse.

15. What is Mama always doing to Ty?
(a) Sending him out to feed the hog.
(b) Whipping him.
(c) Telling him stories.
(d) Making him food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't James say anything else to the girl on the bus?

2. What was James doing beside the trap while Mama was over by the fence?

3. What does James see on the other side of the lilies?

4. Why doesn't James want to open his mouth at night?

5. What hides the river as the bus goes around a turn?

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