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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) James.
(b) Mama.
(c) The young black man with the book.
(d) The preacher.

3. 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.

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

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

6. James is so cold by the end of Chapter 10 that he wants to do what?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cry.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sleep.

7. 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 decide to window shop.
(c) They sit down on the steps.
(d) They go stand beside a building.

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

9. Who puts something in their mouth and keeps turning and turning it while they wait at the dentist's office?
(a) James.
(b) Mama.
(c) The preacher.
(d) The boy.

10. 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.

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

12. What does Mama have to eat at the cafe?
(a) Cake.
(b) Bread and water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

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

14. 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) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the young black man waiting in the dentist's office wearing?

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 does Mama's coat smell like?

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