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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. Which of the following does the narrator note reacts most favorably to Sonny’s arrival?
(a) Himself.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Younger son.
(d) Elder son.

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?
(a) Bird.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Rat.

3. What metal does the narrator associate with Sonny?
(a) Iron.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Copper.

4. Which of the following does the narrator use as a term for drugs?
(a) Dope.
(b) Smack.
(c) Ease.
(d) Good-good.

5. What song does the narrator remember his mother singing?
(a) “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”
(b) “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
(c) “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”
(d) “Lord, You Brought Me from a Long Ways Off.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years older than Sonny is the narrator?

2. What are the last words the narrator’s mother says to him in the story?

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

4. What color of dress does the narrator associate with his mother?

5. How old is Sonny when his father dies?

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