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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sonny's Blues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the community NOT do upon arriving to their destination?
(a) Swim.
(b) Go on picnics.
(c) Take a hike.
(d) Witness to unsaved people.

2. Who does Peter buy a drink for at the end of Previous Conditions?
(a) The bartender.
(b) The man across the bar.
(c) Himself.
(d) The woman and her friend at the bar.

3. In Sonny's Blues, who does the teacher not attempt to contact at the beginning of the story?
(a) His brother, Sonny.
(b) His mom.
(c) His dad.
(d) His brother's ex wife.

4. What is the name of Peter's friend who is renting him a room?
(a) Jules Westerman.
(b) Juliette Westers.
(c) Julie West.
(d) Jules Weissman.

5. Who has seen Peter at the apartment that makes Peter becomes more nervous?
(a) A girl across the hall.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) A few tenants.
(d) The landlady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens while the brother plays across the street from his apartment in The Rockpile?

2. Where does Peter go to in Harlem?

3. Who ran away from Jamie according to Eric's memory?

4. What is Gabriel's personality like?

5. What did Eric do when his father and Jamie talked in the memory he recalls in The Man Child?

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