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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military had Sonny served?

2. What musician does Sonny disparage?

3. What message does the narrator posit Creole has for Sonny?

4. From what does Grace die?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare the drummer?

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