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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sonny's Blues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Eric's mom send him when he arrives home for supper?
(a) The shed.
(b) The water pump.
(c) The outhouse.
(d) The barn.

2. Who begins to feel like a sinner in The Outing?
(a) John.
(b) David.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Roy.

3. How long does the brother spend across the street from his apartment?
(a) Longer than 5 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

4. What does Gabriel demand to know from his wife?
(a) Why Roy was not at school.
(b) Why Roy was playing in the treehouse.
(c) Why Roy was in the garden.
(d) Why Roy was playing on the rockpile.

5. Who is crying in another room upon Gabriel's return home?
(a) His sister.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His oldest son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peter have dinner with after arguing with Jules in Previous Conditions?

2. What flies towards and hits the brother while he plays across the street from the Grimes' apartment?

3. What did Sonny play night and day while the teacher was gone overseas in Sonny's Blues?

4. What kind of relationship does the woman Peter has dinner with have with her husband?

5. What does Sonny say heroin does for his artistic creativity?

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