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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Visits, p. 35-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Homewood Avenue district?
(a) A center for drugs and prostitution.
(b) A center for gang violence.
(c) A coal mining ghetto.
(d) A shipping port.

2. Why did John's father move to Pittsburgh?
(a) He was joining some family members there.
(b) To follow his wife's family.
(c) It was where his car broke down.
(d) Employment in mining.

3. How does John measure Robby's growth?
(a) His marriage's changes.
(b) His career's development.
(c) His manuscript's growth.
(d) Jamila's growth.

4. How does John characterize the difference between his mother and father?
(a) His father was black, his mother was from the Caribbean.
(b) His father was from the South while his mother was a northerner.
(c) His father was dark black while his mother's family was light.
(d) His mother was from the South while his father was from out West.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does John say he had to adjust to in college?

2. Why does Jamila think Robby should be out of prison?

3. What was Robby's personality as a child?

4. What does John say he and his family see when they drive up?

5. What does John say he feels about escaping to Wyoming?

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