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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color notebook does Sonny carry?

2. Which instrument is played at the sidewalk revival?

3. What musician does Sonny applaud?

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

5. Who rails at Sonny about truancy?

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