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

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

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

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

5. How many years older than Sonny is the narrator?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what branch of the military had the narrator served?

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