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

2. Who rails at Sonny about truancy?
(a) Isabel's brother.
(b) Isabel's father.
(c) Isabel’s mother.
(d) Isabel.

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

4. On what avenue does the narrator live?
(a) Seventh.
(b) Lenox.
(c) St. Nicholas.
(d) Eighth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare Creole’s musicians?

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

3. In what season does Grace die?

4. From what does Grace die?

5. How old is Grace when she dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

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

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

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