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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hits James' cap while he and Mama are walking outside?
(a) A twig.
(b) Rain.
(c) A leaf.
(d) Sleet.

2. Who says, "I'm questioning the world" while waiting in the dentist's office after someone states that they are mad at the world?
(a) The preacher.
(b) James.
(c) The young black man with the book.
(d) Mama.

3. What does the preacher say him and the young lady were talking about?
(a) The war.
(b) God.
(c) Children.
(d) The dentist.

4. What is the young black man waiting in the dentist's office holding?
(a) Glasses.
(b) A newpaper.
(c) A book.
(d) A dog.

5. What color does the young black man with the book claim the grass is?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. The preacher claims that because of what has happened to the young black man's mom and dad, the young man is what?

2. What does Mama ask to see in the store in Chapter 9?

3. What does Mama ask James after they get back to the office in Chapter 10?

4. When James looks at his Mama at the beginning of Chapter 10, what does he want to do?

5. Who says, "done forgot the heart absolutely" when someone else in the office suggests that men should listen to their heads and not their hearts?

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