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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. How old is the narrator when his father dies?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 24.
(d) 20.

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

3. What instrument does the narrator associate with Sunday afternoons with his parents?
(a) Tambourine.
(b) Melodica.
(c) Mandolin.
(d) Harmonica.

4. Along what avenue do the narrator and Sonny travel?
(a) Park.
(b) Madison.
(c) Lenox.
(d) Lexington.

5. What song does the narrator remember his mother singing?
(a) “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”
(b) “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
(c) “Lord, You Brought Me from a Long Ways Off.”
(d) “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?

3. Which of the following does the narrator note reacts most favorably to Sonny’s arrival?

4. What subject does the narrator teach?

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

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