Barbershop Quartet, East Village Grille(final practice)

Which theme is developed in lines 5–9 of “Barbershop Quartet, East

Village Grille”?

• A. Creative efforts can be exhausting.

• B. Cooperation helps people solve problems.

• C. Sharing food produces a sense of community.

• D. Making art encourages connections among people.

What do lines 9–15 of “Barbershop Quartet, East Village Grille” most suggest

about the speaker?

• A. The speaker is carefree when he is with his son.

• B. The speaker wants his son to become a musician.

• C. The speaker encourages his son to break the rules.

• D. The speaker is relieved to find entertainment for his

What does rapt mean as it is used in line 18 of “Barbershop Quartet, East

Village Grille”?

• A. timid

• B. earnest

• C. captivated

• D. conflicted

In “Barbershop Quartet, East Village Grille,” what important idea in the poem is

introduced by the phrase “four / seamless voices fused into one” (lines 1–2)?

• A. awareness

• B. confusion

• C. delight

• D. harmony

Which other phrase from the poem best supports the idea in Part A?

• A. “. . . lost in the small pleasures . . .” (line 14)

• B. “. . . Who’s that boy singing? . . .” (line 16)

• C. “. . . paying / attention, I put down my fork . . .” (lines 18–19)

• D. “. . . together we dive into the song. . . .” (line 20)