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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 instrument is played at the sidewalk revival?
(a) Harmonica.
(b) Tambourine.
(c) Mandolin.
(d) Melodica.

2. To what does the narrator compare Creole’s musicians?
(a) Swans.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Geese.

3. To what does the narrator compare the outside world?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A lion.
(c) A bear.
(d) A tiger.

4. What adjective is applied to Isabel’s parents?
(a) Siddity.
(b) Dicty.
(c) Uppity.
(d) Milquetoast.

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare the drummer?
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) A foghorn.
(c) A buoy.
(d) A signpost.

Short Answer Questions

1. To get away from what had Sonny first left Harlem?

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

3. From what does Grace die?

4. What instrument does Sonny determine to play?

5. In what season does Grace die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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