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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pgs 37-44 (beg. "One Saturday afternoon").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To get away from what had Sonny first left Harlem?
(a) Mafiosi.
(b) Drugs.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Memories.

2. What are the last words the narrator’s mother says to him in the story?
(a) “Get on to her an’ make me some grandbabies!”
(b) “I love you, honey.”
(c) “But you got to let him know you’s there.”
(d) “Take care of yourself.”

3. Along what street do the narrator and Sonny travel?
(a) 128th.
(b) 110th.
(c) 122nd.
(d) 116th.

4. In which of the following had the narrator’s uncle worked?
(a) A foundry.
(b) A mill.
(c) A barbershop.
(d) A slaughterhouse.

5. How old is Sonny when his father dies?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season does Grace die?

2. In front of what kind of eatery is the sidewalk revival?

3. What song does the narrator remember his mother singing?

4. How old is the narrator when his father dies?

5. On what avenue does the narrator live?

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