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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mama "get" the bird to kill it?
(a) The leg.
(b) The body.
(c) The neck.
(d) The head.

2. Why did Mama go over to the fence?
(a) To throw up.
(b) To find another bird.
(c) To find the biggest switch she could find.
(d) To yell at the birds.

3. How much will it cost to have James' tooth pulled?
(a) A dollar.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) Two and a half dollars.
(d) A dollar and a half.

4. How long has James been hurting?
(a) Close to two weeks.
(b) Close to a month.
(c) Close to two months.
(d) Close to six months.

5. How much money will Mama have left over after paying for travel and cost of pulling a tooth?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Twenty five cents.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) Two dollars.

6. What does James see on the other side of the lilies?
(a) A horse.
(b) A frog.
(c) A snake.
(d) A pool-doo.

7. Who told Monsieur Bayonne to come over?
(a) James.
(b) Ty.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Mama.

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

9. What did Mama give James to use for killing a bird?
(a) A fork.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A stick.

10. When Mama used to stay up late, where would the family sit?
(a) In the barn.
(b) Out on the gallery or around the fire.
(c) On the floor.
(d) In the kitchen.

11. What is Mama wondering "bout the hog"?
(a) If he is rolling in the mud.
(b) If he's going to get out.
(c) If she is going to have babies.
(d) If he's fat enough to eat.

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

13. Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) Mama.
(b) James.
(c) Ty.
(d) Auntie.

14. What has been hurting James?
(a) His foot.
(b) His head.
(c) His tooth.
(d) His arm.

15. What did Mama want James to do after she killed the bird?
(a) She wanted James to kill the second bird.
(b) She wanted James to go inside and apologize.
(c) She wanted James to capture another bird.
(d) She wanted James to say a prayer for the bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does James do when he gets up in the morning?

2. Who says in Chapter 3, "tomorrow we going to town"?

3. How much does it cost to travel one way to get James' tooth pulled?

4. Why doesn't James sit down when he finds a seat on the bus?

5. What town does Mama and James go to?

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