View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Mama go over to the fence?
(a) To find the biggest switch she could find.
(b) To yell at the birds.
(c) To throw up.
(d) To find another bird.

2. What three things are on the sides of the long old road?
(a) Cows, trees, and cats.
(b) Weeds, trees, and fences.
(c) Fences, Weeds, and chickens.
(d) Weeds, Rocks, and cows.

3. James had also eaten owl and what else?
(a) Blackbirds.
(b) Duck.
(c) Alligator.
(d) Possum.

4. Why doesn't James sit down when he finds a seat on the bus?
(a) Because he wants to stand.
(b) Because boys don't sit.
(c) Because he wants his Mama to sit down.
(d) Because all the seats are taken.

5. Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Ty.
(c) Mama.
(d) James.

6. What color is Mama's hat and coat?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

7. What color coat does the girl have on that is sitting across from James on the bus?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

8. What does Mama say when the lady asks if they are from Bayonne?
(a) "Down the river".
(b) "Who are you".
(c) "It doesn't matter".
(d) "Probably not".

9. What kind of animal did Monsieur Bayonne have outside that James and Ty were playing with?
(a) Cats.
(b) Hounds.
(c) Goats.
(d) Horses.

10. What town does Mama and James go to?
(a) Bridgeford.
(b) Old Town.
(c) Bayonne.
(d) Owensville.

11. What is Mama always doing to Ty?
(a) Sending him out to feed the hog.
(b) Telling him stories.
(c) Whipping him.
(d) Making him food.

12. 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) Ty.
(c) The dog.
(d) Mama.

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

14. What does the lady on the bus offer James?
(a) A dime.
(b) An apple.
(c) A piece of gum.
(d) A penny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does James see the smoke coming out of while he is waiting in Chapter 1?

2. What did the bird do when James reached in further to grab him?

3. What is James waiting for in Chapter 1?

4. What does James see in the café?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 453 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample