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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to James when he sees a coat while he and Mama walk past the boy in the brown coat and past the store windows?
(a) He gets cold.
(b) He gets warm.
(c) He tells Mama he likes it.
(d) He wants one just like it.

2. After Mama and James leave the store and are walking at the end of Chapter 9, what does James try to prevent Mama from hearing?
(a) Men whistling.
(b) His stomach growling.
(c) Dogs barking at them.
(d) White people eating lunch.

3. Why is the dentist's office waiting room full of smoke?
(a) Because there are two men smoking pipes.
(b) Because there is a candle burning in every corner of the room.
(c) Because there is a fire burning in the empty field.
(d) Because the fireplace is stopped up.

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

5. What does Mama's coat smell like?
(a) A wet dog.
(b) Horse dung.
(c) Roses.
(d) Pig slop.

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

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

8. How many times does the preacher hit the boy?
(a) Once.
(b) Zero.
(c) Three times.
(d) Twice.

9. Who says, "I'm questioning the world" while waiting in the dentist's office after someone states that they are mad at the world?
(a) The young black man with the book.
(b) James.
(c) Mama.
(d) The preacher.

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

11. Who says at the end of Chapter 8, "I haven't anything" after they state that they hope all young people aren't like them?
(a) The nurse.
(b) Mama.
(c) The boy with the book.
(d) The preacher.

12. What time is it on the clock that James sees at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Quarter to twelve.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Quarter to one.
(d) One.

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

14. At the end of Chapter 10, what can't James feel because he's so cold?
(a) His toes.
(b) His whole face.
(c) His nose.
(d) His fingers.

15. What does James decide he's going to do in Chapter 11 so he can get his Mama a coat?
(a) Save money.
(b) Deliver mail.
(c) Clean pig pens.
(d) Pick cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What choice does Mama ask James to make after they can't go inside the dentist's office?

2. When James looks at his Mama at the beginning of Chapter 10, what does he want to do?

3. What does Mama do when she gets out the handkerchief from beneath her coat at the cafe?

4. Who says, "done forgot the heart absolutely" when someone else in the office suggests that men should listen to their heads and not their hearts?

5. What color is the heater inside the cafe?

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