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

2. Which of the following does Sonny play with Creole?
(a) “St. Louis Blues.”
(b) “Ain’t I a Man?”
(c) “Am I Blue?”
(d) “Blue Monk.”

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What instrument does Sonny determine to play?

3. On what avenue does the narrator live?

4. From what does Grace die?

5. Which of the following songs is sung at the sidewalk revival?

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 effect does Grace’s death have on Isabel?

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

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

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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