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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mama give James to use for killing a bird?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A stick.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A fork.

2. What was James doing beside the trap while Mama was over by the fence?
(a) He was crying.
(b) He was trapping another bird.
(c) He was trying to run away.
(d) He was talking to Auntie.

3. Why does James feel he had to kill the bird?
(a) Because the bird deserved it.
(b) Because the bird was sick.
(c) Because he's afraid his Mama might have to leave just like his father and then he would be responsible for everyone.
(d) Because Mama said so.

4. What does Mama ask James to do while she pays the bus fare?
(a) Find their friends.
(b) Wait for her.
(c) Sit in the back.
(d) Pick up some trash.

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

6. What is all cracked in the city where James and Mama are?
(a) The pavement.
(b) The train tracks.
(c) The post office.
(d) The dentist's office.

7. Why doesn't James want to open his mouth at night?
(a) Because it will let the wind in.
(b) Because he might drool.
(c) Because it makes him snore.
(d) Because a bug might fly in.

8. Who told Monsieur Bayonne to come over?
(a) Ty.
(b) James.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Mama.

9. What is the little boy's name that is waiting in the dentist office?
(a) John Lee.
(b) Jimmy John.
(c) Lee Hollar.
(d) John Joseph.

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

11. Who "knowed it was hurting me"?
(a) Ty.
(b) Mama.
(c) Auntie.
(d) James.

12. What is Mama's name?
(a) Sariah.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Octavia.
(d) Olivia.

13. How much money will Mama have left over after paying for travel and cost of pulling a tooth?
(a) Twenty five cents.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Two dollars.

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

15. What is the color of the school that James and his Mama pass while in the big city?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James see in the café?

2. Why did James tell Ty he was hurting?

3. How long has James been hurting?

4. What kind of animal did Monsieur Bayonne have outside that James and Ty were playing with?

5. Why did Mama go over to the fence?

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