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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What instrument does the narrator initially think Sonny will play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Drums.
(c) Bass.
(d) Piano.

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

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

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

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

10. What message does the narrator posit Creole has for Sonny?
(a) Godspeed.
(b) Slide to the left.
(c) Back off.
(d) It will be alright.

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

12. On what day does Sonny invite the narrator to hear him play?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare Creole’s musicians?

2. Which of the following does Sonny play with Creole?

3. What adjective is applied to Isabel’s parents?

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

5. How old is Grace when she dies?

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