View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what does Sonny purpose to rely for education?
(a) Stafford Loans.
(b) GI Bill.
(c) High School.
(d) Pell Grants.

2. To what is Sonny’s experience compared?
(a) Skating.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Sprinting.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What musician does Sonny disparage?
(a) Duke Ellington.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Count Basie.
(d) Glenn Miller.

4. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?
(a) “When They Ring Those Golden Bells.”
(b) “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven.”
(c) “When I Hear My Children Pray.”
(d) “If I Could Only Hear My Mother Pray Again!”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Grace die?

2. Which of the following does Sonny play with Creole?

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

4. What drink is served to Sonny at the piano?

5. In front of what kind of eatery is the sidewalk revival?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 548 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample