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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Our Time, II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John say he tries to treat the prisoners?
(a) As dangerous animals.
(b) As objects.
(c) As people.
(d) As machines.

2. Where did Robby get the drugs he was going to sell?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Panama.

3. What bothered John most about arguing with the white student?
(a) The white kid knew more than he did.
(b) It was clear that it didn't matter who was most knowledgeable.
(c) The white kid threw his blackness in his face.
(d) Nothing John said could convince the kid he was right.

4. How does John characterize the waiting room?
(a) Warm and cozy.
(b) Ugly and dirty.
(c) Modern and sterile.
(d) Disorienting and confusing.

5. What does Robby say people in the ghetto dream about?
(a) Living easy in the Virgin Islands.
(b) The glamour of having a lot of money.
(c) A house with a white picket fence.
(d) Getting out of the ghetto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Homewood Avenue district?

2. Who ratted Robby and his guys out?

3. What shade of black does John say he and his siblings are?

4. What does Robby say his ambitions were?

5. What does John say about entering and leaving the prison?

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