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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say he feels about escaping to Wyoming?
(a) Apprehension.
(b) Trapped.
(c) Relief.
(d) Guilt.

2. Where does John's family live?
(a) Missoula.
(b) Portland.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Brooklyn.

3. What is it the prisoners notice about children, according to John?
(a) Their voices.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) Their free imaginations.
(d) Their bodies.

4. What is "Brothers and Keepers" centered on?
(a) The history of Wideman's family.
(b) John's attempts to distance himself from his family.
(c) The relationship between John and Robby.
(d) Robby's trial for murder.

5. How does John say the prisoners view children?
(a) As religious objects.
(b) As objects of exchange.
(c) As bright distractions.
(d) As sexual objects.

6. What does Garth seem to have died of?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Stabbing.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) AIDS.

7. What does John say Garth's death represents for Robby?
(a) An awakening.
(b) The end of faith.
(c) A commitment to hostility toward the prison.
(d) A new beginning.

8. What shade of black does John say he and his siblings are?
(a) Almost white.
(b) Medium dark.
(c) Light.
(d) Very dark.

9. Where was Robby arrested?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) California.
(d) Wyoming.

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

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

12. How did John's mother know that Robby was getting high?
(a) She heard in the trial.
(b) She found money missing from her purse, and a syringe.
(c) She caught him in the act of shooting up.
(d) She heard from the neighbors.

13. What does John say Jamila remembers about Robby?
(a) That he dances.
(b) That he looks like Muhammad Ali.
(c) That he eats apples.
(d) That he sings show tunes.

14. What news does John get at the beginning of the book?
(a) His brother has just finished school.
(b) His brother has murdered a man.
(c) His brother has shown up at his mother's house.
(d) His brother has received a life sentence.

15. How long does John say is the longest he's ever talked with his brother in his whole life?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Two hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of places did Robby NOT frequent?

2. Why was Robby expelled from school?

3. What does John say he argued about in college?

4. Where does John pick Robby up?

5. How does John characterize Robby's birthday?

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