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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 cheated on her.
(b) That he replaced her with another roommate.
(c) That he wants a break.
(d) That he may have to have an affair to boost his career.

2. What does Sonny say heroin does for his artistic creativity?
(a) Makes him feel more alive.
(b) Makes him connect to the music more easily.
(c) Makes him sing better.
(d) Makes him play better.

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

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

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

6. What does Ruth suspect about her roommate in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Eating her foods.
(b) Doing drugs.
(c) Spending time with other women.
(d) Spending her money.

7. What does Jesse's wife tell him to do at the start of Going to Meet the Man?
(a) To go outside.
(b) To go make a sandwich.
(c) To turn on the AC.
(d) To go to sleep.

8. Who is Ruth Bowman living with in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Preston.
(b) Paul.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Pat.

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

10. In Sonny's Blues, when did the teacher's daughter die?
(a) After her 2nd birthday.
(b) When he was 30.
(c) After Sonny went to prison.
(d) After her 3rd birthday.

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

12. What was Jesse told to stop while he was working earlier that day?
(a) The singers from singing.
(b) People from screaming outside.
(c) The protestors from protesting.
(d) Prisoners from yelling.

13. In Sonny's Blues, who does the teacher run into after school one day?
(a) His brother's ex wife.
(b) His brother's friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

14. 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) Spit on.
(b) Chained to a tree.
(c) Burned.
(d) Mutilated.

15. In Going to Meet the Man, what is unfortunate about the blacks in Jesse's town according to Jesse?
(a) They are healthy.
(b) They are moderately wealthy.
(c) Their homes are spread out from each other.
(d) They do not work at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was seen taking money from one of the girl's purses in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

2. Who is the narrator of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon afraid for?

3. Who do the narrator and his friend meet in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

4. Where is the narrator's sister from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

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

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