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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What subject does the narrator teach?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Trigonometry.

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

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

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

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