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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 9 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does the narrator remember his mother singing?
(a) “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
(b) “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”
(c) “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”
(d) “Lord, You Brought Me from a Long Ways Off.”

2. What subject does the narrator teach?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Trigonometry.
(d) Geometry.

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare Sonny’s childhood acquaintance?
(a) Bird.
(b) Cat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Rat.

4. Which of the following does the narrator note having thrown from rooftops?
(a) Washers.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) Tin cans.
(d) Drywall nails.

5. What instrument does the narrator associate with Sunday afternoons with his parents?
(a) Melodica.
(b) Tambourine.
(c) Mandolin.
(d) Harmonica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note having thrown from rooftops?

2. How old is Sonny when his father dies?

3. How old is the narrator when his father dies?

4. What instrument had the narrator’s uncle played?

5. Which of the following does the narrator note reacts most favorably to Sonny’s arrival?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had the narrator not known he had an uncle?

2. What does the narrator note would happen on Sunday evenings with his parents when someone turned on a light?

3. For what is Sonny arrested?

4. Why does the narrator note that Sonny and his father had not gotten along?

5. Why does the narrator note having taken up residence where he did?

6. Why does the narrator note being glad of Isabel’s presence when he brings Sonny home?

7. What are the narrator’s earliest memories of Sonny?

8. Why does the narrator posit his students are full of rage?

9. What outcome does Sonny’s old acquaintance foresee for him?

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