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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) White people eating lunch.
(c) Dogs barking at them.
(d) His stomach growling.

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

3. What does the lady in the cafe put down on the counter?
(a) Cakes and a glass of milk.
(b) Warm milk and cookies.
(c) Bread and syrup.
(d) Ham and eggs.

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 11, James says he knows they are going somewhere. Where are they going?
(a) To the place where the colored people eat.
(b) Home.
(c) To the store again.
(d) To the bus station.

6. What are the people wearing that are coming into the office in Chapter 8?
(a) Black boots.
(b) Big coats.
(c) Fake smiles.
(d) Top hats.

7. 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) The boy with the book.
(c) James.
(d) Mama.

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

9. While James is walking, he thinks about Ty playing with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar; when Ty played with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar what happened?
(a) Ty broke the guitar.
(b) Ty sang and played a made up song.
(c) Ty broke one of the strings.
(d) Ty learned a new song.

10. Where does the young black man that is arguing with the preacher say his mom is?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) In a graveyard.
(d) At home in bed.

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

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

13. What does James say when Mama asks him if he needs to make water?
(a) "Yes, certainly".
(b) "Just a little".
(c) "I already went".
(d) "No Ma'am".

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

15. When Mama and James leave the dentist's office and go outside, where do they stand?
(a) By a river.
(b) Against the wall.
(c) On the road.
(d) On the steps.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. The nurse claims that the dentist will not see any more patients until what time?

5. What does Mama say when James sniffs while they are walking in the cold?

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