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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else did Monsieur Bayonne do besides making a sign over James' jaw?
(a) He said a prayer.
(b) He gave James some medication.
(c) He gave James a hug.
(d) He called for Mama.

2. James had also eaten owl and what else?
(a) Blackbirds.
(b) Possum.
(c) Alligator.
(d) Duck.

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

4. While James and his Mama are waiting for the bus at the beginning of Chapter 4, what does James want to say?
(a) "Mama, I'm in pain".
(b) "It ain't coming yet".
(c) Swear words.
(d) "Ouch".

5. Who says in Chapter 3, "I can eat anything on it"?
(a) James.
(b) Mama.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Ty.

6. Which bus does Mama say they are coming back on?
(a) The twelve o'clock bus.
(b) The eight o'clock bus.
(c) The eleven o'clock bus.
(d) The ten o'clock bus.

7. What does the sign say in the bus?
(a) Seat is broken.
(b) White and Colored.
(c) Don't sit here.
(d) Charge one-way.

8. 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 nurse.
(c) The preacher.
(d) The little boy.

9. Why doesn't James want to open his mouth at night?
(a) Because it will let the wind in.
(b) Because a bug might fly in.
(c) Because it makes him snore.
(d) Because he might drool.

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

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

12. Who says "white beans and no salt meat ain't white beans"?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Mama.
(c) Ty.
(d) James.

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

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

15. How many animals did Monsieur Bayonne have outside?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is James when he is beside Monsieur Bayonne?

2. Where do James and Ty sit to hear Monsieur Bayonne play?

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

4. Where did Mama "get" the bird to kill it?

5. James tells the reader while he is watching the scenery outside that the river is what?

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