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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suggestion does Ruth's roommate make to Ruth before he goes to lunch?
(a) That he may have to have an affair to boost his career.
(b) That he cheated on her.
(c) That he replaced her with another roommate.
(d) That he wants a break.

2. When does the teacher write to his brother, Sonny?
(a) After he has a memory about his mother.
(b) After his brother's ex wife dies.
(c) After their mother dies.
(d) After his own daughter dies.

3. Who is the narrator of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon afraid for?
(a) Himself.
(b) His son.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His wife.

4. How old is the narrator's son in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

5. Which of the following was NOT part of the torture the black man underwent in Jesse's memory from Going to Meet the Man?
(a) Burned.
(b) Mutilated.
(c) Chained to a tree.
(d) Spit on.

6. In Going to Meet the Man, where did Jesse and his parents go before driving back home in Jesse's memory?
(a) Jesse's grandmas.
(b) Jesse's grandpas.
(c) A nearby town.
(d) The local diner.

7. Who thanks the narrator for "showing other blacks it can be done" in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Ruth Ann.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Renee.

8. Who does Ruth listen to talk about her boss in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Other secretaries.
(b) The janitors.
(c) Other men.
(d) Other CEO's.

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

10. Where did the teacher return from when his mother died?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Peace Corp.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Navy.

11. What was the narrator's last trip to America for in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon like?
(a) His father's funeral.
(b) His sister's first birth.
(c) His mother's funeral.
(d) His wife's funeral.

12. In Going to Meet the Man, who did the person Jesse beat up turn out to be related to?
(a) A woman he used to collect money from.
(b) A woman he used to live next to.
(c) A woman he used to take money to.
(d) A woman he used to work for.

13. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon where does the narrator promise to take his son before they leave for America?
(a) The playground.
(b) The park.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

14. What was the importance of the story the teacher's mom told him after his father died?
(a) To tell him that he had an uncle.
(b) To show how fast life changes.
(c) To show how sad life can be.
(d) To show the importance of caring for Sonny.

15. Where is the narrator moving from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) China.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the whole town go in Jesse's memory in Going to Meet the Man?

2. Where is Jesse lying at the beginning of Going to Meet the Man?

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

4. Where are the women going at the beginning of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

5. What does the person the teacher runs into tell him about his brother, Sonny?

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