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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) Sprinting.
(d) Skating.

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

3. What adjective is applied to Isabel’s parents?
(a) Uppity.
(b) Milquetoast.
(c) Siddity.
(d) Dicty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What musician does Sonny applaud?

4. What musician does Sonny disparage?

5. What instrument does Creole play?

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