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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 reacts most favorably to Sonny’s arrival?
(a) Younger son.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Elder son.
(d) Himself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Of which borough does the narrator think while talking with Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?

4. At what level of school does the narrator teach?

5. Which of the following does the narrator remark is near his home?

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