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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When someone stares down the long old road, they see nothing but what?
(a) Weeds.
(b) Grass.
(c) Gravel.
(d) Blue sky.

2. What did Mama want James to do after she killed the bird?
(a) She wanted James to kill the second bird.
(b) She wanted James to go inside and apologize.
(c) She wanted James to say a prayer for the bird.
(d) She wanted James to capture another bird.

3. What color of coat does James want to get for his Mama?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

4. What store does Mama and James enter to get out of the cold?
(a) Arnold's grocer.
(b) David's hardware store.
(c) Mike's fix-it shop.
(d) Lee's tack and feed.

5. What does Mama plan on getting with her leftover money?
(a) A can of beans.
(b) A piece of salt meat.
(c) Some syrup.
(d) A loaf of bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mama used to stay up late, where would the family sit?

2. What is all cracked in the city where James and Mama are?

3. Who says, "nurse, I have to go back in the field this evening" after finding out that the dentist is not taking anymore patients until after lunch?

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

5. As he makes the sign on James' jaw, Monsieur Bayonne uses so much pressure that he almost pushes James over onto who?

(see the answer key)

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