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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 9 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Sonny when his father dies?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

3. Which of the following does the narrator note having thrown from rooftops?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Bricks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note having thrown from rooftops?

2. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?

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

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

5. Which of the following does the narrator note reacts most favorably to Sonny’s arrival?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator note that Sonny and his father had not gotten along?

2. What does the narrator note would happen on Sunday evenings with his parents when someone turned on a light?

3. What outcome does Sonny’s old acquaintance foresee for him?

4. Why does the narrator note being glad of Isabel’s presence when he brings Sonny home?

5. For what is Sonny arrested?

6. What are the narrator’s earliest memories of Sonny?

7. Why had the narrator not known he had an uncle?

8. Why does the narrator note having taken up residence where he did?

9. Why does the narrator posit his students are full of rage?

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