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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the preacher say him and the young lady were talking about?
(a) Children.
(b) The dentist.
(c) God.
(d) The war.

2. Who says, "nurse, I have to go back in the field this evening" after finding out that the dentist is not taking anymore patients until after lunch?
(a) The man smoking a pipe.
(b) The boy with the book.
(c) Mama.
(d) The preacher.

3. What store does Mama and James enter to get out of the cold?
(a) Mike's fix-it shop.
(b) Lee's tack and feed.
(c) David's hardware store.
(d) Arnold's grocer.

4. What does the man in the cafe drop in the jukebox?
(a) A penny.
(b) A dime.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A quarter.

5. The preacher claims that because of what has happened to the young black man's mom and dad, the young man is what?
(a) Smart.
(b) Sad and lonely.
(c) Alone.
(d) Mad at the world.

6. What color of coat does James want to get for his Mama?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

7. What does the young black man waiting in the dentist's office say should be questioned?
(a) White people.
(b) Everything.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The sky.

8. What does Mama do when she gets out the handkerchief from beneath her coat at the cafe?
(a) She counts her money.
(b) She wipes her brow.
(c) She sneezes into it.
(d) She folds it up to put on the counter.

9. What do James and Mama have to walk across to get to the café?
(a) A stream.
(b) Railroad tracks.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A dusty road.

10. What rises out of Mama's coat while she warms herself at the heater inside the cafe?
(a) Steam.
(b) Her handkerchief.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Smoke.

11. Who says, "things change through action. By no other way." while they wait in the dentist's office and speak to the lady in the sweater?
(a) The nurse.
(b) Mama.
(c) James.
(d) The boy with the book.

12. When James looks at his Mama at the beginning of Chapter 10, what does he want to do?
(a) Sing to her.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Hug her.
(d) Stand close to her.

13. The nurse claims that the dentist will not see any more patients until what time?
(a) Two o'clock.
(b) One o'clock.
(c) Three o'clock.
(d) Noon.

14. What does Mama ask James after they get back to the office in Chapter 10?
(a) If he wants to get his tooth pulled.
(b) If he's hungry.
(c) If he is cold.
(d) If he is ready to ride the bus.

15. What is the young black man waiting in the dentist's office wearing?
(a) A plaid shirt.
(b) A furry coat.
(c) A suit.
(d) A gentleman's hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the young black man that is arguing with the preacher say his mom is?

2. What does James say when Mama asks him if he needs to make water?

3. Who enters the waiting room at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. What color does the young black man with the book claim the grass is?

5. Why is the dentist's office waiting room full of smoke?

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