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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pgs 26-30 (beg. "Safe!").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the narrator give Sonny’s old acquaintance?
(a) $2.
(b) $1.
(c) $10.
(d) $5.

2. What are the last words the narrator’s mother says to him in the story?
(a) “But you got to let him know you’s there.”
(b) “Take care of yourself.”
(c) “I love you, honey.”
(d) “Get on to her an’ make me some grandbabies!”

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare a student?
(a) Rat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Bird.
(d) Cat.

4. Along what avenue do the narrator and Sonny travel?
(a) Park.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Lenox.
(d) Madison.

5. In which of the following had the narrator’s uncle worked?
(a) A slaughterhouse.
(b) A barbershop.
(c) A mill.
(d) A foundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?

2. In what season does the story begin?

3. Of which borough does the narrator think while talking with Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?

4. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?

5. What instrument had the narrator’s uncle played?

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