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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. Which of the following do the narrator and Sonny drink together?
(a) Wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Beer.

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

3. Which of the following does Sonny play with Creole?
(a) “St. Louis Blues.”
(b) “Blue Monk.”
(c) “Ain’t I a Man?”
(d) “Am I Blue?”

4. What musician does Sonny applaud?
(a) Charlie Parker.
(b) John Coltrane.
(c) Miles Davis.
(d) Harry Carney.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does the narrator initially think Sonny will play?

2. How old is Grace when she dies?

3. What color notebook does Sonny carry?

4. From what does Grace die?

5. On what does Sonny purpose to rely for education?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

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

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

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

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