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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. In what season does the story begin?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

2. In what branch of the military had the narrator served?
(a) Navy.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Marines.
(d) Army.

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 instrument had the narrator’s uncle played?
(a) Bass.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Piano.
(d) Drums.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Grace die?

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

3. What subject does the narrator teach?

4. Which of the following does the narrator note having thrown from rooftops?

5. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?

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