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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Robby spend on heroin?

2. Why was Robby arrested?

3. Who is Leslie?

4. Who shot Stavros that he went down?

5. Who were the cops looking for after the robbery?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the botched job feel wrong from the start, according to Robby?

2. What does Robby say was his impulse after the robbery?

3. What is it about the prison workers that makes John mad?

4. How did Robby come to believe that Stavros had a gun?

5. Describe how Robby and his crew split up.

6. How is John's 1982 visit unusual?

7. Why did Robby and his crew turn from drugs to crime?

8. What pact did the robbers make, and how did it get broken?

9. What does Robby say is the purpose of educate?

10. What does Robby say about educate for prisoners?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of "Brothers and Keepers". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast John and Robby. How are they similar? How are they different? In what way are they one man? In what way are they two very different men?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of "Brothers and Keepers"--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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