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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. When did the attitude of the white passengers change during the narrator's last trip to America in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) It never changed.
(b) After they set sail.
(c) It was always hostile.
(d) As they grew closer to America.

2. What common bond do Ruth and Mr. Davis have?
(a) Being looked over.
(b) Being rich.
(c) Growing up in the American South.
(d) Being avoided.

3. Where is the narrator's sister from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) The American West.
(b) The American East.
(c) The American South.
(d) The American North.

4. When does the teacher write to his brother, Sonny?
(a) After he has a memory about his mother.
(b) After his own daughter dies.
(c) After his brother's ex wife dies.
(d) After their mother dies.

5. In Going to Meet the Man, who did the person Jesse beat up turn out to be related to?
(a) A woman he used to live next to.
(b) A woman he used to collect money from.
(c) A woman he used to work for.
(d) A woman he used to take money to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sonny stay upon being released from prison?

2. Who does the narrator in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon go out with?

3. What is the teacher in Harlem reading at the beginning of Sonny's Blues?

4. Who do the narrator and his friend meet in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

5. In Sonny's Blues, when did the teacher's daughter die?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Sonny's Blues, why did the teacher's mother tell Sonny the story about his uncle's death?

2. Describe Mr. Davis.

3. Describe the narrator's last night in Paris.

4. Describe where the narrator is from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.

5. In Going to Meet the Man, describe Jesse's memory from his childhood.

6. Why is Jess frustrated at the beginning of Going to Meet the Man?

7. What does Ruth think about as she accepts her new job offer?

8. Describe Ruth's work situation in Come Out the Wilderness.

9. Describe Ruth Bowman's living situation in Come Out the Wilderness.

10. How does the teacher feel at the club with his brother in Sonny's Blues?

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