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Sonny's Blues

James Baldwin

Sonny's Blues

James Baldwin

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Sonny's Blues Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. D (Page 1)

2. B (Page 4)

3. A (Page 19)

4. C (Page 6)

5. A (Page 6)

6. C (Page 7)

7. A (Page 10)

8. A (Various pages)

9. C (Page 25)

10. D (Pages 24-25)

Long Answer

1. Sonny skips school to go to Greenwich Village to meet up with other musicians in a white girl’s apartment. We do not know for certain what he is doing there, but we can infer he is playing music. (Page 16)

2. The narrator says that “My trouble made his real.” Though the narrator has just lost his daughter, perhaps saving his brother Sonny is still possible. (Page 17)

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