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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening of Chapter 10, what building does James see a clock on?
(a) The office.
(b) The post office.
(c) The general store.
(d) The courthouse.

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

3. What do James and Mama have to walk across to get to the café?
(a) A dusty road.
(b) Railroad tracks.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A stream.

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

5. Where is the heater inside the cafe?
(a) By the front door.
(b) Against a cabinet.
(c) By the kitchen.
(d) Against the wall.

6. In Chapter 11, James states that his hands are so cold that he can't hold what?
(a) His cap.
(b) His handkerchief.
(c) His coat.
(d) An axe.

7. When James looks at his Mama at the beginning of Chapter 10, what does he want to do?
(a) Stand close to her.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Sing to her.
(d) Hug her.

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

9. What is the young black man waiting in the dentist's office wearing?
(a) A furry coat.
(b) A suit.
(c) A plaid shirt.
(d) A gentleman's hat.

10. What does the lady in the cafe put down on the counter?
(a) Bread and syrup.
(b) Cakes and a glass of milk.
(c) Warm milk and cookies.
(d) Ham and eggs.

11. Where does the young black man that is arguing with the preacher say his mom is?
(a) In a graveyard.
(b) On a boat.
(c) At home in bed.
(d) In the hospital.

12. What does James decide he's going to do in Chapter 11 so he can get his Mama a coat?
(a) Save money.
(b) Pick cotton.
(c) Deliver mail.
(d) Clean pig pens.

13. What happens to James when he sees a coat while he and Mama walk past the boy in the brown coat and past the store windows?
(a) He gets warm.
(b) He wants one just like it.
(c) He tells Mama he likes it.
(d) He gets cold.

14. Who says, "things change through action. By no other way." while they wait in the dentist's office and speak to the lady in the sweater?
(a) James.
(b) Mama.
(c) The nurse.
(d) The boy with the book.

15. What does James do when he feels something hit his cap?
(a) He takes off his cap.
(b) He throws his cap.
(c) He looks up to the sky.
(d) He jumps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says at the end of Chapter 8, "I haven't anything" after they state that they hope all young people aren't like them?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 11, James says he knows they are going somewhere. Where are they going?

3. While James is walking, he thinks about Ty playing with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar; when Ty played with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar what happened?

4. What does James hear as he and Mama are walking from the dentist's office for the second time?

5. What color is the heater inside the cafe?

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