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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama plan on getting with her leftover money?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A can of beans.
(c) Some syrup.
(d) A piece of salt meat.

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

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

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does James take out when he sees the bus?
(a) His hat.
(b) His money.
(c) His hands out of his pockets.
(d) His handkerchief.

6. What kind of animal did Monsieur Bayonne have outside that James and Ty were playing with?
(a) Hounds.
(b) Cats.
(c) Horses.
(d) Goats.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. James "ain't no more than" what?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. While James and Mama are waiting for the bus in the beginning of Chapter 4 why does James keep his mouth shut instead of saying what he wants to say?

2. James says he's been to the bigger city before and that he went with who?

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

4. What is the little boy's name that is waiting in the dentist office?

5. What is James waiting for in Chapter 1?

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