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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What city does James say is a hundred times bigger than where they are?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Monroe.
(d) Marksville.

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

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

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

6. What kind of prayers does James claim he is saying?
(a) Prayers to God.
(b) Silent prayers.
(c) His own.
(d) Baptist.

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

8. What is the little boy's name that is waiting in the dentist office?
(a) John Lee.
(b) Jimmy John.
(c) John Joseph.
(d) Lee Hollar.

9. Why did James tell Ty he was hurting?
(a) Because Ty was a dentist.
(b) Because Ty already knew.
(c) Because Ty would tell a dentist.
(d) Because Ty is his best buddy.

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

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

12. What does James do instead of sitting on a seat in the bus?
(a) He sits on the floor of the bus.
(b) He stands by the bus driver to talk.
(c) He stands and holds on to the side of the bus.
(d) He leans on the seat.

13. What does James do beside Monsieur Bayonne?
(a) Stands.
(b) Kneels.
(c) Lays down.
(d) Sings.

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

15. What did Mama do with what she brought back from the fence?
(a) She throws it at James.
(b) She hit James with it across his back.
(c) She doesn't come back with anything.
(d) She gives it to James.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What three things are on the sides of the long old road?

4. What sign did Monsieur Bayonne make over James' jaw?

5. What is James waiting for in Chapter 1?

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