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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pgs 26-30 (beg. "Safe!").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metal does the narrator associate with Sonny?
(a) Iron.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Copper.

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

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

4. 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) “Lord, You Brought Me from a Long Ways Off.”
(d) “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?

2. What are the last words the narrator’s mother says to him in the story?

3. Along what avenue do the narrator and Sonny travel?

4. Which of the following does the narrator use as a term for drugs?

5. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?

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