View a FREE sample

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 barn.
(b) The water pump.
(c) The shed.
(d) The outhouse.

2. In The Rockpile, how long does the brother promise to stay with his friends across the street?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

3. What is Previous Conditions about?
(a) How the world is unkind to the black race.
(b) How to enjoy life's small things.
(c) Accepting one's race.
(d) How to escape life's depressing moments.

4. Who has an outing every summer in The Outing?
(a) The church.
(b) The factory.
(c) Work.
(d) The school.

5. What does Peter make an excuse for in Previous Conditions?
(a) To not go out for desert.
(b) To leave.
(c) To avoid a trip.
(d) To not be intimate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonny's Blues, who does the teacher not attempt to contact at the beginning of the story?

2. What does Peter's dinner date hit him affectionately with?

3. What did Sonny tell the teacher he wanted to be when he returned home after their mother died?

4. What does the brother become distracted by when he goes to play with his friends across the street?

5. Where did the teacher return from when his mother died?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 243 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample