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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. To which of the following does the narrator compare a student?
(a) Bird.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Rat.

2. Which of the following does the narrator use as a term for drugs?
(a) Smack.
(b) Dope.
(c) Ease.
(d) Good-good.

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

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

5. Which of the following does the narrator note reacts most favorably to Sonny’s arrival?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Elder son.
(c) Younger son.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the narrator when his father dies?

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

4. What instrument does the narrator associate with Sunday afternoons with his parents?

5. Of which borough does the narrator think while talking with Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?

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