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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pgs 37-44 (beg. "One Saturday afternoon").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what season does the story begin?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

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

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

4. Of which borough does the narrator think while talking with Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Queens.

5. How old is Grace when she dies?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does the narrator associate with Sunday afternoons with his parents?

2. Which of the following does the narrator remark is near his home?

3. How old is the narrator when his father dies?

4. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?

5. How much money does the narrator give Sonny’s old acquaintance?

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