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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drink is served to Sonny at the piano?
(a) Bourbon, neat.
(b) Scotch and milk.
(c) Scotch and soda.
(d) White Russian.

2. In what branch of the military had Sonny served?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

3. Which of the following does Sonny play with Creole?
(a) “Blue Monk.”
(b) “Ain’t I a Man?”
(c) “Am I Blue?”
(d) “St. Louis Blues.”

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

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

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

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

8. Which of the following do the narrator and Sonny drink together?
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

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

10. To which of the following does the narrator compare the drummer?
(a) A buoy.
(b) A foghorn.
(c) A lighthouse.
(d) A signpost.

11. To what does the narrator compare the outside world?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

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

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

14. What color notebook does Sonny carry?
(a) Purple.
(b) Orange.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does the narrator posit Creole has for Sonny?

2. What musician does Sonny applaud?

3. To get away from what had Sonny first left Harlem?

4. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?

5. Who rails at Sonny about truancy?

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