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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama say when the lady asks if they are from Bayonne?
(a) "Down the river".
(b) "It doesn't matter".
(c) "Probably not".
(d) "Who are you".

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

3. Where does James see the smoke coming out of while he is waiting in Chapter 1?
(a) The cow's noses.
(b) A neighbor's fireplace.
(c) A pile of burning leaves.
(d) The factory tower.

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

5. What is James "go'n get out" to "wave it down"?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) His coat.
(c) Mama's hat.
(d) His glove.

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

7. What sign did Monsieur Bayonne make over James' jaw?
(a) A sorrowful sign.
(b) A prayer sign.
(c) A thumbs-up.
(d) The cross.

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

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

10. What is Ty scared of?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Fire.
(c) Rainstorms.
(d) Spiders.

11. What would Ty rather have than syrup?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Candy.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Fruit.

12. What does James see in the shoe shop?
(a) A bald man fixing shoes.
(b) A woman paying at the counter.
(c) Stacks of shoe boxes.
(d) A little boy chasing his sister around the shop.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has been hurting James?

3. One man tells another man in the dentist office that he thought he was hollering like what?

4. What does James have for breakfast?

5. Which bus does Mama say they are coming back on?

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