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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come Out the Wilderness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the teacher's uncle die in Sonny's Blues?
(a) He had cancer.
(b) He was hit by a car.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He froze to death.

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

3. What exists across the street from the Grimes family?
(a) A garden.
(b) A treehouse.
(c) A rockpile.
(d) A cave.

4. Who is Eric's father's best friend?
(a) Jamie.
(b) James.
(c) Janey.
(d) Janis.

5. Who is the other black employee at Ruth's work?
(a) Mr. Daves.
(b) Mr. Davis.
(c) Mr. David.
(d) Mr. Davia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In The Rockpile, how long does the brother promise to stay with his friends across the street?

3. Where is Eric's father when he arrives home in The Man Child?

4. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon what does the narrator confess to his director friend?

5. In The Man Child, what did Eric's father tell him he will inherit?

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