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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. James is told he should mash up what and wrap it in cotton?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Ice.
(c) Apples.
(d) Vegetables.

2. As he makes the sign on James' jaw, Monsieur Bayonne uses so much pressure that he almost pushes James over onto who?
(a) Auntie.
(b) The dog.
(c) Mama.
(d) Ty.

3. Why is the tip of Monsieur Bayonne's finger hard?
(a) Because he rides horses.
(b) Because he works on a farm.
(c) Because he plays the guitar.
(d) Because he is a tailor.

4. What does Mama ask James to do while she pays the bus fare?
(a) Sit in the back.
(b) Wait for her.
(c) Pick up some trash.
(d) Find their friends.

5. Why does James feel he had to kill the bird?
(a) Because he's afraid his Mama might have to leave just like his father and then he would be responsible for everyone.
(b) Because the bird deserved it.
(c) Because the bird was sick.
(d) Because Mama said so.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does James take out when he sees the bus?

2. What hides the river as the bus goes around a turn?

3. What did Mama want James to do after she killed the bird?

4. James had also eaten owl and what else?

5. Who told Monsieur Bayonne to come over?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of birds does James claim he has eaten?

2. Why does James look at the nurse all pitiful?

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

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

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

6. When James thinks about home during his walk back to the cafe what does he remember?

7. What does Mama do when James pushes one of the cakes towards her after stating that he "can't eat all this"?

8. What do Ty and James have for breakfast and what would Ty rather have?

9. What does James see when he wakes up on the morning they are to go see the dentist?

10. Why does James close his eyes while he's walking with his Mama back to the dentist's office and what happens when he closes his eyes?

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