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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following do the narrator and Sonny drink together?

3. Which instrument is played at the sidewalk revival?

4. What musician does Sonny applaud?

5. What color notebook does Sonny carry?

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