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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters the waiting room at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) The preacher.
(b) The dentist.
(c) The man with the black top hat.
(d) The nurse.

2. What do James and Mama do after seeing what time it is on the clock that James sees in Chapter 10?
(a) They go eat.
(b) They sit down on the steps.
(c) They decide to window shop.
(d) They go stand beside a building.

3. Who calls someone else into the back of the dentist's office?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The man with a walking stick.
(c) The dentist.
(d) Mama.

4. The sleet is hitting against the wall like what?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Snowballs.
(c) Acorns.
(d) Rice.

5. What is the young black man waiting in the dentist's office holding?
(a) A book.
(b) A newpaper.
(c) A dog.
(d) Glasses.

6. In Chapter 11, James states that his hands are so cold that he can't hold what?
(a) His coat.
(b) His cap.
(c) His handkerchief.
(d) An axe.

7. What color is the heater inside the cafe?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 11, James states he can stand being what?
(a) Alone.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Cold.

10. What color does the young black man with the book claim the wind is?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

11. James explains to the reader in Chapter 10 that Mama doesn't like James to do what?
(a) Walk too fast.
(b) Crybaby stuff.
(c) Talk to himself.
(d) Wipe his nose.

12. What hits James' cap while he and Mama are walking outside?
(a) A twig.
(b) Sleet.
(c) Rain.
(d) A leaf.

13. At the beginning of Chapter 11, James states that he can't stand being what?
(a) Cold.
(b) Happy.
(c) Alone.
(d) Hungry.

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

15. When James and Mama get back to the dentist's office, what can't they do?
(a) Talk to the nurse.
(b) Smell smoke.
(c) Open the door.
(d) See the doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people wearing that are coming into the office in Chapter 8?

2. At the end of Chapter 10, what can't James feel because he's so cold?

3. How many people are in the café that Mama and James stop at?

4. Who says, "so now we the ignorant" after they were accused of believing in God because a man told them to believe in God?

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

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