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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 is James "go'n get out" to "wave it down"?
(a) Mama's hat.
(b) His glove.
(c) His coat.
(d) A handkerchief.

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

3. What is James waiting for in Chapter 1?
(a) His father.
(b) A rainstorm.
(c) A bus.
(d) The mail.

4. What does James do instead of sitting on a seat in the bus?
(a) He leans on the seat.
(b) He stands by the bus driver to talk.
(c) He sits on the floor of the bus.
(d) He stands and holds on to the side of the bus.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does James take out when he sees the bus?
(a) His hat.
(b) His money.
(c) His handkerchief.
(d) His hands out of his pockets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mama give James to use for killing a bird?

2. What color is Mama's hat and coat?

3. What did Mama make James kill?

4. In Chapter 3, what does James do when he gets up in the morning?

5. How many animals did Monsieur Bayonne have outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't James look at the little girl while they are riding on the bus?

2. Why doesn't James mind that he and his Mama are walking all the way back to the cafe where black people eat?

3. What kind of interaction do James and the girl have right before James gets off the bus?

4. When the young man starts talking about questioning everything what does the preacher do?

5. What kind of solution is given to James to help with his toothache?

6. What happens between the woman on the bus sitting beside Mama and James?

7. What type of people are waiting in the dentist's office?

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

9. What does Mama and Auntie decide to do with the left over fifty cents Mama will have?

10. What does Helena tell Mama after Mama states that they "don't take no handout"?

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