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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pgs 37-44 (beg. "One Saturday afternoon").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Sonny determine to play?
(a) Bass.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Drums.
(d) Piano.

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

3. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?
(a) “If I Could Only Hear My Mother Pray Again!”
(b) “When They Ring Those Golden Bells.”
(c) “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven.”
(d) “When I Hear My Children Pray.”

4. What adjective is applied to Isabel’s parents?
(a) Milquetoast.
(b) Uppity.
(c) Dicty.
(d) Siddity.

5. What instrument does the narrator initially think Sonny will play?
(a) Drums.
(b) Piano.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Bass.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which instrument is played at the sidewalk revival?

4. What metal does the narrator associate with Sonny?

5. How many years older than Sonny is the narrator?

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