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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 did Eric's father take Eric in his memory?
(a) To the treehouse.
(b) No where.
(c) To the factory.
(d) On a walk.

2. What memory does Eric remember in The Man Child?
(a) Christmas when he was 9.
(b) Christmas when he was 8.
(c) The birthday party they had for Eric's dad.
(d) The birthday party they had for Jamie.

3. Who ran away from Jamie according to Eric's memory?
(a) His ex wife.
(b) Eric.
(c) His daughter.
(d) Eric's father.

4. Who was arrested for selling and using heroin in Sonny's Blues?
(a) A black man.
(b) A black woman.
(c) The teacher in Harlem.
(d) Sonny, the teacher's brother.

5. Where do the Grimes' boys sit every Saturday in The Rockpile?
(a) The fire escape.
(b) Their front porch.
(c) Their back porch.
(d) The window ledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Peter's door and insists on his evacuation from the apartment building?

2. What body part is Eric washing as Jamie comes up to him?

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

4. Where did the teacher's wife learn Sonny was not going, during his stay while the teacher was overseas?

5. What does Gabriel make a point to tell John?

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