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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pgs 30-37 (beg. "Two days later").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musician does Sonny disparage?
(a) Duke Ellington.
(b) Count Basie.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Glenn Miller.

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?
(a) Dog.
(b) Bird.
(c) Rat.
(d) Cat.

3. What song does the narrator remember his mother singing?
(a) “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
(b) “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”
(c) “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”
(d) “Lord, You Brought Me from a Long Ways Off.”

4. What musician does Sonny applaud?
(a) Miles Davis.
(b) Harry Carney.
(c) Charlie Parker.
(d) John Coltrane.

5. On what does Sonny purpose to rely for education?
(a) Stafford Loans.
(b) High School.
(c) Pell Grants.
(d) GI Bill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does the narrator give Sonny’s old acquaintance?

3. What instrument does the narrator associate with Sunday afternoons with his parents?

4. What color of dress does the narrator associate with his mother?

5. How old is Sonny when his father dies?

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