The Sky Is Gray Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ernest J. Gaines
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sky Is Gray Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ernest J. Gaines
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mama do when James told her he couldn't kill the bird?
(a) She cried.
(b) She ran into the house to tell Auntie.
(c) She slapped him.
(d) She pulled his ears.

2. Why doesn't James want anyone to tell Mama about his hurting?
(a) Because it's getting better.
(b) Because he already talked to the doctor.
(c) Because Mama already knows.
(d) Because they don't have the money to fix it.

3. Who says "white beans and no salt meat ain't white beans"?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Ty.
(c) Mama.
(d) James.

4. At the end of Chapter 3 what was Mama doing at the fireplace?
(a) Putting on her shoes.
(b) Warming her hands.
(c) Singing a hymn.
(d) Counting her money.

5. What does James see in the shoe shop?
(a) Stacks of shoe boxes.
(b) A little boy chasing his sister around the shop.
(c) A bald man fixing shoes.
(d) A woman paying at the counter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James pretend he's not scared of?

2. What was going to make Mama "mad again"?

3. When someone stares down the long old road, they see nothing but what?

4. Why did James tell Ty he was hurting?

5. Who "knowed it was hurting me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James think about when he is so cold he feels like he's going to die?

2. What does James see when he wakes up on the morning they are to go see the dentist?

3. In Chapter 13, what does James think about to keep from getting cold?

4. Why does James think the little old lady must be crazy?

5. How does James know that Bayonne is "a hundred times smaller than Baton Rouge"?

6. Describe the waiting room in the dentist's office during the opening of Chapter 8.

7. What does Mama do after James gets the bird on the leg with his fork?

8. Why does James look at the nurse all pitiful?

9. What does Mama do when James pushes one of the cakes towards her after stating that he "can't eat all this"?

10. What does the preacher and the woman who is dressed like a nurse have a conversation about?

(see the answer keys)

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