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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What hits James' cap while he and Mama are walking outside?
2. When Mama and James leave the dentist's office and go outside, where do they stand?
3. What does James do when he feels something hit his cap?
4. While James is walking, he thinks about Ty playing with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar; when Ty played with Monsieur Bayonne's guitar what happened?
5. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Even though James' Daddy was sent away to the Army, he still plays a very important role in the story, The Sky is Gray. How would the story be different if James' Daddy was still at home? Which characters would be affected the most by his presence in the household? How do you think the story would be different if Jame's Daddy was not mentioned in the book or if he had died? How does Daddy's absence affect Mama? How does Daddy's absence affect James? Do you think that Daddy's absence affects other characters in the book? Who and how?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 7 of The Sky is Gray, there is a conversation between the preacher and a boy in the waiting room. They get into a heated argument and the preacher ends up hitting the boy. Why did the preacher feel it was necessary to take physical action with the boy? Do you think the patrons of the dentist's office cared that the preacher had hit the boy? Why or why not? Do you think hitting the boy helped the preacher find favor with the other people waiting? Did the preacher feel he was right in hitting the boy? Does the preacher think that God finds favor in what he did to the boy? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
The author, Ernest J. Gaines does a wonderful job in describing the outdoor surroundings and scenes in the story. What benefit do these descriptions give the reader of The Sky is Gray? How does it make you feel when you can picture the cold wintry scene in your head and know that Mama and James are having to walk in the cold, wet sleet? Why do you think it was important to give details of the dirt road, the river, and other objects in the story? What element does this add to the story? Does it connect the reader to the characters more? How?
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