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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What song does the narrator remember his mother singing?

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

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