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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Come Out the Wilderness, how does Ruth feel about her roommate's suggestion?
(a) Undesirable.
(b) Unneeded.
(c) She has no defense should an affair happen.
(d) Ugly.

2. What did Sonny tell the teacher he wanted to be when he returned home after their mother died?
(a) A pilot.
(b) An astronaut.
(c) A jazz pianist.
(d) A teacher.

3. What story does the teacher think about the first night Sonny stays with him?
(a) The first time he and his brother went to school.
(b) A story his mom told him after his father died.
(c) The first moment he realized his father was never coming back.
(d) He and Sonny growing up.

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

5. In Come Out the Wilderness, where does Ruth work ?
(a) A school.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) An insurance company.
(d) A law firm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ruth wonder about her roommate as she accepts her new job in Come Out the Wilderness?

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

4. What does Jesse tell his wife about when he can't sleep?

5. Where do the narrator and his friend go in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does te narrator fear in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

2. Describe where the narrator currently lives in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.

3. Describe where the narrator is from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.

4. What was Jesse told to stop at work that day in Going to Meet the Man?

5. What does Ruth think about as she accepts her new job offer?

6. Describe how the teacher's daughter dies.

7. How does the teacher feel at the club with his brother in Sonny's Blues?

8. Describe the narrator's last night in Paris.

9. How does the teacher react to Sonny's imprisonment?

10. Describe Mr. Davis.

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