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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. How old is Jamila when she visits Robby in prison?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

2. Who were Michael Dukes and Cecil Rice?
(a) Robby's partners in crime.
(b) Friends of Robby's who were hiding him.
(c) John's mother's friends.
(d) The men Robby killed.

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

4. What form does John Wideman use for telling Robby's story?
(a) Satire.
(b) Narrative.
(c) The essay.
(d) The letter.

5. What is the Homewood Avenue neighborhood?
(a) An industrial district.
(b) A subdevelopment.
(c) A slum.
(d) A shopping district.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the word 'jail' come from?

2. How many years separate John and Robby?

3. What is "Brothers and Keepers" centered on?

4. Why doesn't Jamila tell her friends about Robby?

5. What does John say Jamila remembers about Robby?

(see the answer key)

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