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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say he and his family see when they drive up?
(a) Barbed wire and guards.
(b) Guard towers and guns.
(c) Crowds of waiting visitors.
(d) Chain link fences and dogs.

2. What does John say is an inmate's worst enemy?
(a) The legal system.
(b) Time.
(c) Prison food.
(d) The other prisoners.

3. What does Robby say he found when his girlfriend woke him up after buying heroin?
(a) A gang trying to kill him.
(b) A Cadillac outside the door.
(c) His dealers coming to sell the heroin.
(d) Fire trucks in the street.

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

5. Who does John say he had to adjust to in college?
(a) Rich white kids.
(b) The local blacks.
(c) The janitors and maids.
(d) The teachers and administrators.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John say he tries to treat the prisoners?

2. How much did Robby plan to get for that heroin?

3. What does John say he likes seeing at the prison?

4. When did John realize the effect of Garth's death on Robby?

5. Who is Faruq?

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