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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) James.
(b) The boy with the book.
(c) The nurse.
(d) Mama.

3. 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 woman with the two sweaters.
(c) The boy with the book.
(d) The nurse.

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

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

6. What person in the cafe says, "some pimp"?
(a) The woman behind the counter.
(b) Mama.
(c) The little man.
(d) James.

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

8. 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 warm.
(b) He wants one just like it.
(c) He tells Mama he likes it.
(d) He gets cold.

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

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

11. What does Mama say when James sniffs while they are walking in the cold?
(a) "It's too cold, right?".
(b) "That rag".
(c) "Wipe your nose, son".
(d) "Stop".

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James hear as he and Mama are walking from the dentist's office for the second time?

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

3. What does the boy with the book blame for the fact that he doesn't believe in God?

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

5. 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?

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