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

2. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?
(a) “More Holiness Give Me.”
(b) “Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd.”
(c) “God Be with You till We Meet Again.”
(d) “For the Beauty of the Earth.”

3. Approximately how long a gap in performance history did Sonny have before taking the narrator to his performance?
(a) A decade.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) A year.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Grace die?

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

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

4. What musician does Sonny applaud?

5. What adjective is applied to Isabel’s parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

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

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