View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pgs 30-37 (beg. "Two days later").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?
(a) Dog.
(b) Rat.
(c) Cat.
(d) Bird.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What subject does the narrator teach?

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

4. What instrument does the narrator initially think Sonny will play?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare a student?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 175 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample