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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does James wonder if he can do to the thing he sees on the other side of the lilies?
(a) Hollar at it.
(b) Eat it.
(c) Scare it.
(d) Train it.

2. What does Mama do when she is done eating in Chapter 3?
(a) She reads a story.
(b) She goes to bed.
(c) She sings a song.
(d) She washes clothes.

3. Who says, "I got girlfriends, too"?
(a) Father.
(b) James.
(c) The dentist.
(d) The busdriver.

4. What kind of prayers does James claim he is saying?
(a) His own.
(b) Prayers to God.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Silent prayers.

5. Why doesn't James sit down when he finds a seat on the bus?
(a) Because all the seats are taken.
(b) Because boys don't sit.
(c) Because he wants his Mama to sit down.
(d) Because he wants to stand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does James feel he had to kill the bird?

2. What is James waiting for in Chapter 1?

3. Who says in Chapter 3, "I can eat anything on it"?

4. Who "knowed it was hurting me"?

5. What is the color of the school that James and his Mama pass while in the big city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mama pay for food even after James tells her that he's not hungry?

2. What does James think about when he looks up at his Mama while they are waiting in the dentist's office?

3. What happens when James and Mama get back to the dentist's office?

4. What are some of the things that James and his mother pass before they arrive at the dentist's office?

5. In Chapter 13, what does James think about to keep from getting cold?

6. Who finds out about James' toothache and what does this person do about it?

7. What choice does Mama give James in Chapter 10?

8. How does James describe the sleet that is falling?

9. What kind of things does Mama consider crybaby stuff according to James?

10. Describe the girl that is sitting across from James on the bus.

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