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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Which of the following do the narrator and Sonny drink together?
(a) Tea.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Wine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rails at Sonny about truancy?

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

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

4. To get away from what had Sonny first left Harlem?

5. On what does Sonny purpose to rely for education?

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