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

2. What color of dress does the narrator associate with his mother?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

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

4. What are the last words the narrator’s mother says to him in the story?
(a) “But you got to let him know you’s there.”
(b) “Take care of yourself.”
(c) “I love you, honey.”
(d) “Get on to her an’ make me some grandbabies!”

5. How many years older than Sonny is the narrator?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does the narrator teach?

2. Which of the following does the narrator use as a term for drugs?

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare a student?

4. How much money does the narrator give Sonny’s old acquaintance?

5. What instrument does the narrator associate with Sunday afternoons with his parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. For what is Sonny arrested?

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

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

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

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