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

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

3. Which of the following does the narrator use as a term for drugs?
(a) Horse.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Zebra.
(d) Mule.

4. Of which borough does the narrator think while talking with Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Along what street do the narrator and Sonny travel?

2. What instrument had the narrator’s uncle played?

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

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

5. At what level of school does the narrator teach?

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