The Sky Is Gray Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ernest J. Gaines
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sky Is Gray Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ernest J. Gaines
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How much will it cost to have James' tooth pulled?
(a) A dollar.
(b) A dollar and a half.
(c) Two and a half dollars.
(d) Two dollars.

2. What did Mama make James kill?
(a) A goose.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A redbird.
(d) A crow.

3. What did Mama do with what she brought back from the fence?
(a) She throws it at James.
(b) She hit James with it across his back.
(c) She gives it to James.
(d) She doesn't come back with anything.

4. What is Mama wondering "bout the hog"?
(a) If she is going to have babies.
(b) If he's fat enough to eat.
(c) If he is rolling in the mud.
(d) If he's going to get out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mama "get" the bird to kill it?

2. What does Mama plan on getting with her leftover money?

3. Who told Monsieur Bayonne to come over?

4. Why doesn't James want anyone to tell Mama about his hurting?

5. What did Mama do when James told her he couldn't kill the bird?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does James say he wants to be like when he grows up and what will he have?

5. How does James know that Bayonne is "a hundred times smaller than Baton Rouge"?

6. What is James' response to Mama when she tells him they are going to town in the morning?

7. Why does James' mother jump up off the bench inside the dentist's office?

8. Why does the lady at the dentist's office tell the Mama not to feel rejected?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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