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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What message does the narrator posit Creole has for Sonny?
(a) Back off.
(b) Godspeed.
(c) Slide to the left.
(d) It will be alright.

2. In front of what kind of eatery is the sidewalk revival?
(a) Jerk chicken.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Barbecue.

3. What instrument does Sonny determine to play?
(a) Bass.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Guitar.

4. Approximately how long a gap in performance history did Sonny have before taking the narrator to his performance?
(a) A week.
(b) A month.
(c) A year.
(d) A decade.

5. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?
(a) “More Holiness Give Me.”
(b) “God Be with You till We Meet Again.”
(c) “Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd.”
(d) “For the Beauty of the Earth.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What musician does Sonny disparage?

2. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?

3. On what avenue does the narrator live?

4. Which of the following do the narrator and Sonny drink together?

5. What musician does Sonny applaud?

Short Essay Questions

1. What revelation does Sonny report from listening to the sidewalk revival?

2. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

3. How does the narrator depict the common experience of hearing music?

4. What effect does Grace’s death have on Isabel?

5. Why does the narrator express misgivings about Sonny going into music?

6. How does the narrator depict the performer’s experience of music?

7. What does the narrator perceive Creole asserting “the blues were all about” (47)?

8. Why does the narrator posit that passers-by doubt the holiness of those conducting the sidewalk revival?

9. Why does Sonny make a point of smoking in front of the narrator after his mother’s death?

10. What effect does the narrator notice the sidewalk revival has on its attendees?

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