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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Sonny stay upon being released from prison?

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

4. Why is Jesse frustrated at the start of Going to Meet the Man?

5. When does the teacher write to his brother, Sonny?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. Davis.

2. What does the narrator not want his son to feel in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Ruth realize at the end of Come Out the Wilderness?

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

9. In Sonny's Blues, why did the teacher's mother tell Sonny the story about his uncle's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss why the narrator in This Morning, This Evening So Soon fears his son's move to America. What happened to the narrator that personally makes him feel such fear for his child?

Essay Topic 2

Considering The Outing, discuss what Baldwin suggests about homosexuality and religious purity.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss how Jesse's childhood memory from when he was 8 years old enabled a connection that murdering someone of black race will bring supreme personal desire and intimacy.

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