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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how long a gap in performance history did Sonny have before taking the narrator to his performance?
(a) A month.
(b) A week.
(c) A year.
(d) A decade.

2. In front of what kind of eatery is the sidewalk revival?
(a) Barbecue.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Jerk chicken.
(d) Pizza.

3. What musician does Sonny applaud?
(a) John Coltrane.
(b) Miles Davis.
(c) Charlie Parker.
(d) Harry Carney.

4. On what avenue does the narrator live?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Lenox.
(d) St. Nicholas.

5. Who rails at Sonny about truancy?
(a) Isabel's brother.
(b) Isabel's father.
(c) Isabel’s mother.
(d) Isabel.

6. What adjective is applied to Isabel’s parents?
(a) Uppity.
(b) Siddity.
(c) Milquetoast.
(d) Dicty.

7. What instrument does Creole play?
(a) Bass.
(b) Drums.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Piano.

8. To what does the narrator compare Creole’s musicians?
(a) Swans.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Geese.

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

10. Which instrument is played at the sidewalk revival?
(a) Melodica.
(b) Mandolin.
(c) Harmonica.
(d) Tambourine.

11. In what season does Grace die?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

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

13. On what does Sonny purpose to rely for education?
(a) High School.
(b) Pell Grants.
(c) Stafford Loans.
(d) GI Bill.

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

15. To get away from what had Sonny first left Harlem?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Mafiosi.
(c) Memories.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare the drummer?

2. From where does Sonny send mail to the narrator?

3. What drink is served to Sonny at the piano?

4. From what does Grace die?

5. To what does the narrator compare the outside world?

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