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

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

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

4. On what day does Sonny invite the narrator to hear him play?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what is Sonny’s experience compared?

3. To what does the narrator compare the outside world?

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

5. What musician does Sonny applaud?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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