Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Visits, p. 19-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What theme runs through 'Brothers and Keepers'?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Escape.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Christian virtue.

2. Who is John?
(a) A black criminal.
(b) A black professional.
(c) A black father.
(d) A white cop.

3. What is a fence?
(a) A criminal who sells stolen goods.
(b) A co-conspirator.
(c) An undercover police agent.
(d) A loan shark.

4. What was Robby's personality as a child?
(a) He was introspective and moody.
(b) He was the loner in the family.
(c) He was easy-going and duplicitous.
(d) He always wanted to have fun.

5. How long is Robby's prison sentence?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) Life.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years separate John and Robby?

2. Where does the word 'jail' come from?

3. When does Robby show up in Laramie?

4. How many siblings doe John have?

5. Who were Michael Dukes and Cecil Rice?

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