49 pages • 1 hour read
James BaldwinSonny's Blues
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1957A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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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