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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does James pretend he's not scared of?
(a) Animals.
(b) The dark.
(c) His mama.
(d) Big men.

2. In Chapter 1, what do the cows do in the pasture?
(a) Eat clover until it's gone.
(b) Moo at the bus.
(c) Chase the people walking.
(d) Stand close together.

3. What color coat does the girl have on that is sitting across from James on the bus?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

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

5. What town does Mama and James go to?
(a) Bridgeford.
(b) Owensville.
(c) Old Town.
(d) Bayonne.

6. What does Mama ask James to do while she pays the bus fare?
(a) Pick up some trash.
(b) Find their friends.
(c) Wait for her.
(d) Sit in the back.

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

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

9. What does Mama do when she is done eating in Chapter 3?
(a) She reads a story.
(b) She sings a song.
(c) She washes clothes.
(d) She goes to bed.

10. Why doesn't James say anything else to the girl on the bus?
(a) Because she won't listen to him.
(b) Because it hurts too bad.
(c) Because she has already gotten off.
(d) Because he doesn't want to bust her in the mouth.

11. What hides the river as the bus goes around a turn?
(a) A house.
(b) A pasture.
(c) Trees.
(d) Fog.

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

13. What is James waiting for in Chapter 1?
(a) The mail.
(b) A bus.
(c) A rainstorm.
(d) His father.

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

15. James is told he should mash up what and wrap it in cotton?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Ice.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James tell Auntie when she asks if something is wrong?

2. Who says, "James, hit the floor"?

3. Where does James see the smoke coming out of while he is waiting in Chapter 1?

4. How much will it cost to have James' tooth pulled?

5. What kind of animal did Monsieur Bayonne have outside that James and Ty were playing with?

(see the answer keys)

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