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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does Grace die?
(a) Measles.
(b) Polio.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Meningitis.

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

3. To what is Sonny’s experience compared?
(a) Skating.
(b) Sprinting.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Swimming.

4. What message does the narrator posit Creole has for Sonny?
(a) It will be alright.
(b) Back off.
(c) Godspeed.
(d) Slide to the left.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how long a gap in performance history did Sonny have before taking the narrator to his performance?

2. On what day does Sonny invite the narrator to hear him play?

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

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

5. Who rails at Sonny about truancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does the narrator notice the sidewalk revival has on its attendees?

2. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

3. How does the narrator depict the common experience of hearing music?

4. Why does the narrator posit that passers-by doubt the holiness of those conducting the sidewalk revival?

5. What effect does Grace’s death have on Isabel?

6. What does the narrator perceive Creole asserting “the blues were all about” (47)?

7. What revelation does Sonny report from listening to the sidewalk revival?

8. Why does Sonny make a point of smoking in front of the narrator after his mother’s death?

9. Why does the narrator express misgivings about Sonny going into music?

10. How does the narrator depict the performer’s experience of music?

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