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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John make a snide comment to Gabriel in The Outing?
(a) He is bolstered by his friends.
(b) He is annoyed.
(c) He wants to impress his girlfriend.
(d) He is angered.

2. What does Jamie do to Eric?
(a) Breaks his arm.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Breaks his neck.
(d) Hits him with a shovel.

3. Who has seen Peter at the apartment that makes Peter becomes more nervous?
(a) A girl across the hall.
(b) A few tenants.
(c) The landlady.
(d) His neighbor.

4. In Sonny's Blues, when did the teacher's daughter die?
(a) After her 3rd birthday.
(b) When he was 30.
(c) After her 2nd birthday.
(d) After Sonny went to prison.

5. Who suggests to Peter he fight the eviction?
(a) Peter's brother.
(b) Jules.
(c) Peter's mom.
(d) Peter's boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boy's mother concerned about when her son comes home injured?

2. What did Eric's father tell Jamie to quit doing in Eric's memory?

3. Who carries the brother home in The Rockpile?

4. Where do the Grimes' boys sit every Saturday in The Rockpile?

5. What happens while the brother plays across the street from his apartment in The Rockpile?

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