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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 Going to Meet the Man, what does the memory of the black man being tortured and killed enable Jesse to do?
(a) Achieve an erection and make love to his wife.
(b) Release his hatred of blacks.
(c) Achieve pleasure from pain.
(d) Achieve satisfaction.

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

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

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

5. 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 is hot.
(d) He cannot fall asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Going to Meet the Man, where did Jesse and his parents go before driving back home in Jesse's memory?

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

3. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon where does the narrator promise to take his son before they leave for America?

4. What common bond do Ruth and Mr. Davis have?

5. Why was Jess not surprised by the kid he beat up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the teacher's uncle and why is it significant?

2. Describe Ruth Bowman's living situation in Come Out the Wilderness.

3. Who feels guilty about Sonny's drug use?

4. Describe Ruth's work situation in Come Out the Wilderness.

5. Describe why Jesse is not surprised to see who the protesters leader is?

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

7. Describe Mr. Davis.

8. What does the narrator realize at the end of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

9. What does Paul suggest to Ruth that makes her defenseless?

10. Describe how the teacher's daughter dies.

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