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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does James say when Mama asks him if he needs to make water?
2. While James is walking, he thinks about Ty playing with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar; when Ty played with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar what happened?
3. What is the young black man waiting in the dentist's office holding?
4. What color is the heater inside the cafe?
5. While James and his Mama are walking, James said he'd be happy if it was what all the time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the story, The Sky is Gray, Mama takes James into a cafe to get warm and buy some food. After Mama and James get their food and start to eat, the man in the cafe asks Mama to dance. Mama ends up throwing the man against the wall. Why do you think Mama agreed to dance with the man when obviously she didn't want to? Why didn't Mama let James jump in to help her with the man? Why do you think Mama threw the man up against the wall? Why do you think the man asked Mama to dance in the first place?
Essay Topic 2
There are a few interesting characters besides James and Mama in the story, The Sky is Gray. Choose one of these characters and name some of the characteristics of this person and why you think they were included in the story. How does this character influence James? How does this character influence Mama? How would the book be different without this character? How?
Essay Topic 3
There are times in the story, The Sky is Gray where there is conflict between two or more of the characters. Name someone that James has a conflict with. Why does a conflict arise and how is it resolved? Name someone that Mama has a conflict with. Why does this conflict arise and how is it resolved? How do these two conflicts affect each character? Use specific examples in the book to support your views.
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