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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) Marines.
(d) Navy.

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

3. What musician does Sonny disparage?
(a) Count Basie.
(b) Glenn Miller.
(c) Duke Ellington.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On what day does Sonny invite the narrator to hear him play?

4. What musician does Sonny applaud?

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

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