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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?
(a) 7.
(b) 28.
(c) 21.
(d) 14.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Which of the following does the narrator note having thrown from rooftops?
(a) Horseshoes.
(b) Tin cans.
(c) Drywall nails.
(d) Washers.

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

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

12. How much money does the narrator give Sonny’s old acquaintance?
(a) $2.
(b) $10.
(c) $1.
(d) $5.

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

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

15. Which of the following does the narrator remark is near his home?
(a) Hedges.
(b) Trees.
(c) Cacti.
(d) Meadows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does the narrator teach?

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

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

4. What instrument had the narrator’s uncle played?

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

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