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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note having thrown from rooftops?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Potatoes.

2. Along what street do the narrator and Sonny travel?
(a) 110th.
(b) 128th.
(c) 122nd.
(d) 116th.

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

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

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

6. What color of dress does the narrator associate with his mother?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

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

8. At what level of school does the narrator teach?
(a) Middle school.
(b) High school.
(c) Elementary school.
(d) College.

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

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

11. What metal does the narrator associate with Sonny?
(a) Iron.
(b) Gold.
(c) Copper.
(d) Bronze.

12. Which of the following does the narrator use as a term for drugs?
(a) Donkey.
(b) Zebra.
(c) Horse.
(d) Mule.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does the narrator teach?

2. Along what avenue do the narrator and Sonny travel?

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

4. In which of the following had the narrator’s uncle worked?

5. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?

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