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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) Tin cans.
(b) Drywall nails.
(c) Horseshoes.
(d) Washers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. To which of the following does the narrator compare a student?
(a) Rat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Bird.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what season does the story begin?

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

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

5. How old is the narrator when his father dies?

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