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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 use as a term for drugs?
(a) Horse.
(b) Mule.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Zebra.

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

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

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

5. How old is Sonny when his father dies?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does the narrator give Sonny’s old acquaintance?

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

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

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

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