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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does the narrator remark is near his home?

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

4. What color of dress does the narrator associate with his mother?

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

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 note having taken up residence where he did?

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 had the narrator not known he had an uncle?

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

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

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