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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jesse want to see happen to the blacks in his community in Going to Meet the Man?
(a) All of them burned.
(b) To be evactuated.
(c) All of them lynched.
(d) Nothing.

2. Where were Jesse and his parents leaving from when his dad was singing the song that Jesse gets stuck in his head?
(a) The lake.
(b) The beach.
(c) Church.
(d) A picnic.

3. What is Ruth's roommate in Come Out the Wilderness on the verge of?
(a) Cheating on Ruth.
(b) Proposing to Ruth.
(c) Leaving Ruth.
(d) Hurting Ruth.

4. 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.

5. What does the person the teacher runs into tell him about his brother, Sonny?
(a) That he needs a fix.
(b) That he is sorry about his brother's arrest.
(c) That his brother is wanted by some gang members.
(d) The police will clean him up and release him.

6. Where did the teacher's wife learn Sonny was not going, during his stay while the teacher was overseas?
(a) Eating.
(b) Going to school.
(c) His homework.
(d) Taking tests.

7. What common bond do Ruth and Mr. Davis have?
(a) Being avoided.
(b) Being rich.
(c) Growing up in the American South.
(d) Being looked over.

8. Why is Jesse frustrated at the start of Going to Meet the Man?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He cannot get an erection.
(c) He cannot fall asleep.
(d) He is hot.

9. What did Sonny play night and day while the teacher was gone overseas in Sonny's Blues?
(a) The harmonica.
(b) The bass guitar.
(c) The electric guitar.
(d) The piano.

10. What does Ruth wonder about her roommate as she accepts her new job in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) What Paul will think about her making more money.
(b) Where she will go on vacation with her bonus time.
(c) What she will buy Paul with her extra money.
(d) How her mom will react.

11. What government service to Sonny end up joining?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Peace Corp.
(d) The Army.

12. What does Ruth wonder about her coworkers?
(a) What they think about African Americans in general.
(b) What they would do if Mr. Davis asked them out.
(c) What they would think if they knew about her and her roommate.
(d) What they think about her.

13. What does Ruth know her roommate is doing after he makes his suggestion to her in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Relieving her anxiety.
(b) Avoiding lies that bring tension.
(c) Letting her go slowing and painfully.
(d) Being truthful and up front.

14. Who rings the doorbell while the narrator is showering in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) Vinney.
(b) Vincent.
(c) Vidal.
(d) Vivian.

15. What did Sonny want to join instead of finishing high school?
(a) The Marine Corp.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Army or Navy.
(d) The Peace Corp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does the teacher think about the first night Sonny stays with him?

2. In Going to Meet the Man, what is unfortunate about the blacks in Jesse's town according to Jesse?

3. How does the teacher feel as he writes to his brother, Sonny?

4. In Sonny's Blues, what does the teacher wonder as he lies in his bed the first night Sonny is out of prison staying with him?

5. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon what did the narrator find himself face to face with in New York?

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