Elbow Room Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

"Why I like Country Music"

1. Who is the narrator in this story?

Gloria's husband.

2. Which of the following characters dismisses country music as a valid art form?

Gloria.

3. Who does Mrs. Boswell use as her foil when telling the boys how to find wives?

Clarence.

4. Which of the following is true about the narrator's father?

He spoils the narrator.

5. Where does Leon get the impression that Gweneth likes to hear boys blow their own horns?

Bronx connections.

6. What does the narrator believe Mrs. Boswell is encouraging him to challenge?

Leon's leadership.

7. Why do many of the boys get off at Gweneth's stop?

To hear her say "bye y'all."

8. What does May Day mean each year?

A celebration plaiting the maypole and square dancing.

9. What does the narrator tell Mrs. Boswell at recess that makes her laugh?

That he cannot...
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