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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. Along what avenue do the narrator and Sonny travel?
(a) Park.
(b) Madison.
(c) Lenox.
(d) Lexington.

2. Which of the following does the narrator note having thrown from rooftops?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Rocks.

3. How much money does the narrator give Sonny’s old acquaintance?
(a) $1.
(b) $2.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

4. Which of the following does the narrator use as a term for drugs?
(a) Horse.
(b) Mule.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Zebra.

5. Which of the following does the narrator remark is near his home?
(a) Trees.
(b) Cacti.
(c) Hedges.
(d) Meadows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does the narrator teach?

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

3. In what branch of the military had the narrator served?

4. At what age had Sonny considered traveling abroad?

5. What song does the narrator remember his mother singing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what is Sonny arrested?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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