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

2. To what is Sonny’s experience compared?
(a) Sprinting.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Skating.
(d) Swimming.

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

4. From where does Sonny send mail to the narrator?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Greece.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What musician does Sonny disparage?

3. From what does Grace die?

4. Who rails at Sonny about truancy?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Isabel realize that Sonny has left?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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