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

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

3. What adjective is applied to Isabel’s parents?
(a) Milquetoast.
(b) Dicty.
(c) Uppity.
(d) Siddity.

4. What subject does the narrator teach?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Trigonometry.
(d) Calculus.

5. Which of the following does the narrator remark is near his home?
(a) Meadows.
(b) Cacti.
(c) Trees.
(d) Hedges.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season does Grace die?

2. Which instrument is played at the sidewalk revival?

3. What metal does the narrator associate with Sonny?

4. To get away from what had Sonny first left Harlem?

5. What instrument does the narrator initially think Sonny will play?

(see the answer key)

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