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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) “Lord, You Brought Me from a Long Ways Off.”
(c) “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”
(d) “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”

2. Which of the following does the narrator use as a term for drugs?
(a) Dope.
(b) Smack.
(c) Ease.
(d) Good-good.

3. In which of the following had the narrator’s uncle worked?
(a) A mill.
(b) A slaughterhouse.
(c) A foundry.
(d) A barbershop.

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

5. How old is Sonny when his father dies?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

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 use as a term for drugs?

3. Along what street do the narrator and Sonny travel?

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

5. What metal does the narrator associate with Sonny?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. For what is Sonny arrested?

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

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

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

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

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