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Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. How is the narrator related to Sonny?
2. What subject does the narrator teach?
3. Who is Isabel?
4. How did Gracie die?
5. To which drug does Sonny have an addiction?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What news is the narrator reading about at the beginning of the story?
2. What does Sonny’s friend ask the narrator for right before Sonny gets on the subway?
3. What does the narrator’s mother ask of him before she dies?
4. What is the narrator’s main concern regarding Sonny’s desire to be a musician?
5. What does the narrator finally realize about Sonny’s relationship with music?
Paired Resource
“Keep Your Brain Young with Music”
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