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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color notebook does Sonny carry?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Orange.
(d) Purple.

2. What drink is served to Sonny at the piano?
(a) White Russian.
(b) Scotch and milk.
(c) Bourbon, neat.
(d) Scotch and soda.

3. To get away from what had Sonny first left Harlem?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Mafiosi.
(c) Memories.
(d) Drugs.

4. What instrument does Creole play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Bass.
(c) Drums.
(d) Guitar.

5. From what does Grace die?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Polio.
(c) Meningitis.
(d) Measles.

6. On what avenue does the narrator live?
(a) Eighth.
(b) St. Nicholas.
(c) Lenox.
(d) Seventh.

7. On what does Sonny purpose to rely for education?
(a) GI Bill.
(b) Stafford Loans.
(c) Pell Grants.
(d) High School.

8. To what does the narrator compare the outside world?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A dragon.

9. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?
(a) “Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd.”
(b) “More Holiness Give Me.”
(c) “For the Beauty of the Earth.”
(d) “God Be with You till We Meet Again.”

10. In what season does Grace die?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

11. What musician does Sonny applaud?
(a) Harry Carney.
(b) John Coltrane.
(c) Charlie Parker.
(d) Miles Davis.

12. To what is Sonny’s experience compared?
(a) Skating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Sprinting.
(d) Swimming.

13. Which of the following does Sonny play with Creole?
(a) “Ain’t I a Man?”
(b) “St. Louis Blues.”
(c) “Am I Blue?”
(d) “Blue Monk.”

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

15. Who rails at Sonny about truancy?
(a) Isabel’s mother.
(b) Isabel's brother.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Isabel's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Grace when she dies?

2. From where does Sonny send mail to the narrator?

3. What instrument does Sonny determine to play?

4. What musician does Sonny disparage?

5. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?

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