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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pgs 30-37 (beg. "Two days later").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What musician does Sonny disparage?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Count Basie.
(c) Glenn Miller.
(d) Duke Ellington.

3. From where does Sonny send mail to the narrator?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Greece.

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

5. What instrument does the narrator initially think Sonny will play?
(a) Drums.
(b) Bass.
(c) Piano.
(d) Guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?

2. What subject does the narrator teach?

3. What metal does the narrator associate with Sonny?

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

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

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