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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Doing Time, I. November 16, 1975.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jamila say Robby looks like?
(a) Frederick Douglass.
(b) Stevie Wonder.
(c) Wilt chamberlain.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

2. When did John realize the effect of Garth's death on Robby?
(a) A long time ago.
(b) Recently.
(c) When Robby was arrested.
(d) In childhood.

3. Where do Cecil and Mike go after Chicago?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

4. What does John say commenced after Garth's death?
(a) Robby's desire to be a father.
(b) Robby's reawakening to religion and spirituality.
(c) Robby's determination to appeal his conviction.
(d) Robby's decline into drugs and crime.

5. Why doesn't Jamila tell her friends about Robby?
(a) They wouldn't understand.
(b) They would torment her.
(c) They have their own problems in their families.
(d) They would want to go visit him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say his mother lost when Robby declined into crime?

2. How did John's mother know that Robby was getting high?

3. What does Robby say he wanted to do after the robbery?

4. How does John say he and his family have to behavior at the prison?

5. How does John characterize Western State Penitentiary?

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