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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what do the cows do in the pasture?
2. Who says in Chapter 3, "I can eat anything on it"?
3. Who is the protagonist of the story?
4. What does James have for breakfast?
5. James is the oldest and his Mama tells him he is what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mama do when James pushes one of the cakes towards her after stating that he "can't eat all this"?
2. Why did James pretend he was asleep?
3. What kind of solution is given to James to help with his toothache?
4. When the young man starts talking about questioning everything what does the preacher do?
5. What does James see when he looks at the river?
6. Why does James think the little old lady must be crazy?
7. What does Helena tell Mama after Mama states that they "don't take no handout"?
8. What does Mama do after James gets the bird on the leg with his fork?
9. Why does James' mother jump up off the bench inside the dentist's office?
10. What does the preacher and the woman who is dressed like a nurse have a conversation about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the story, The Sky is Gray, James and his family are obviously poor. There are many things that James has never had or never will have in his lifetime. What things do you think James, Mama and the rest of the family have to work for that some people in the story (mainly white people) don't think twice about? What examples do you read about in the story to help you come to the conclusion that James' family is poor? How does this help you connect with James and with Mama? Use specific examples from the story.
Essay Topic 2
The story, The Sky is Gray takes place during about a day of James' life. Do you feel connected at all with James after only "knowing" him for a day? If so, how and why? If not, why not? Why do you think the author chose to only have the story cover one day of James' life? Was the story effective in the way it was told? Was time an important factor in the story or did it not matter that the story spans the duration of only one day?
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the story, The Sky is Gray, a little old woman offers food to James and Mama in exchange for carrying garbage to the front of her house. Why do you think the old woman offered this generous meal in exchange for a simple chore? How do you think this gesture made Mama feel? Why? How do you think this kind gesture made James feel and why? Do you think Mama was comfortable accepting a meal from this woman even after James helped with the garbage cans? Why do you think other people that had seen Mama and James on the street weren't generous in offering them help? Explain your reasoning.
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