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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare the drummer?
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) A buoy.
(c) A signpost.
(d) A foghorn.

2. How old is Grace when she dies?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?
(a) “When They Ring Those Golden Bells.”
(b) “If I Could Only Hear My Mother Pray Again!”
(c) “When I Hear My Children Pray.”
(d) “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven.”

4. Which instrument is played at the sidewalk revival?
(a) Mandolin.
(b) Tambourine.
(c) Harmonica.
(d) Melodica.

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

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

7. What instrument does Sonny determine to play?
(a) Bass.
(b) Drums.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Piano.

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

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

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

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

12. To what does the narrator compare Creole’s musicians?
(a) Swans.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Geese.

13. From where does Sonny send mail to the narrator?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

14. In front of what kind of eatery is the sidewalk revival?
(a) Jerk chicken.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Barbecue.
(d) Pizza.

15. Approximately how long a gap in performance history did Sonny have before taking the narrator to his performance?
(a) A decade.
(b) A week.
(c) A month.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color notebook does Sonny carry?

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

3. What drink is served to Sonny at the piano?

4. What instrument does the narrator initially think Sonny will play?

5. What message does the narrator posit Creole has for Sonny?

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