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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes out of the dentist office with John Lee?
(a) The dentist.
(b) The nurse.
(c) Nobody.
(d) His mother.

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

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

4. In the opening of Chapter 10, what building does James see a clock on?
(a) The general store.
(b) The office.
(c) The post office.
(d) The courthouse.

5. 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?
(a) The woman with the two sweaters.
(b) The boy with the book.
(c) The nurse.
(d) James.

6. What color of overcoat does the little boy have on that James sees while he and Mama walk away from the dentist's office?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

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

8. While James and his Mama are walking, James said he'd be happy if it was what all the time?
(a) Summer.
(b) Day.
(c) Night.
(d) Spring.

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

10. How many miles does James have to walk to school?
(a) Three.
(b) One and one half.
(c) Two.
(d) Three and one half.

11. What does James hear as he and Mama are walking from the dentist's office for the second time?
(a) A baby crying.
(b) A bell.
(c) Children playing.
(d) The wind in his ears.

12. What color of sweater is the woman that is waiting in the dentist's office next to James and his Mama wearing under her black sweater?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

13. What does Mama do with her money?
(a) She gives it to James.
(b) She stirs it around with her finger.
(c) She drops it.
(d) She puts it in her pocket.

14. What does the young black man that is arguing with the preacher say about his Pa?
(a) That he lives down the street.
(b) That he is in the army.
(c) That he is the dentist.
(d) That he is dead.

15. Where is the heater inside the cafe?
(a) Against a cabinet.
(b) Against the wall.
(c) By the front door.
(d) By the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does the preacher hit the boy?

2. What color does the young black man with the book claim the wind is?

3. What does Mama's coat smell like?

4. While James and his Mama are walking away from the dentist's office for the second time, what does James see bouncing?

5. What do James and Mama do after seeing what time it is on the clock that James sees in Chapter 10?

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