View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what didn't Ty do before he started eating his breakfast?
(a) Say his prayers.
(b) Wash his hands or face.
(c) Change his clothes.
(d) Kiss Mama.

2. How much does it cost to travel one way to get James' tooth pulled?
(a) A penny.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Twenty five cents.
(d) Ten cents.

3. What is all cracked in the city where James and Mama are?
(a) The dentist's office.
(b) The train tracks.
(c) The post office.
(d) The pavement.

4. Who sleeps by the fireplace?
(a) Val and Auntie.
(b) Mama and Auntie.
(c) Ty and James.
(d) James.

5. What is Mama always doing to Ty?
(a) Making him food.
(b) Sending him out to feed the hog.
(c) Whipping him.
(d) Telling him stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is James when he is beside Monsieur Bayonne?

2. What does the sign say in the bus?

3. Why does James pretend that he is still asleep?

4. How much money will Mama have left over after paying for travel and cost of pulling a tooth?

5. What is Ty scared of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene where James is waiting.

2. Why does the preacher ask the young man to stand up?

3. What does the preacher and the woman who is dressed like a nurse have a conversation about?

4. What other thing does Monsieur Bayonne do besides praying to help James' jaw?

5. What do Ty and James do with Monsieur Bayonne's two hounds?

6. What does James do first thing in the morning in Chapter 2?

7. Why can't James sleep and what does he do when he is lying awake?

8. Describe the waiting room in the dentist's office during the opening of Chapter 8.

9. What does Mama suggest James kill the redbird with and what does she do when he doesn't want to kill the bird?

10. What does Mama do when James says he doesn't want to kill the second bird?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 707 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample