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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Doing Time, II. Summer 1982.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robby say he heard when Stavros went into the back?
(a) Stavros trying to run away.
(b) Stavros put a gun in his pocket.
(c) Stavros load a gun.
(d) Stavros called the cops.

2. How does John say the prisoners view children?
(a) As sexual objects.
(b) As objects of exchange.
(c) As bright distractions.
(d) As religious objects.

3. What does Robby tell Cecil in regard to his mother's advice?
(a) That he will never be able to start over.
(b) That he will be locked up for life if Stavros died.
(c) That he won't get off easily.
(d) That he will be tried as a juvenile in Pittsburgh.

4. What theme runs through 'Brothers and Keepers'?
(a) Literacy.
(b) Christian virtue.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Escape.

5. What does John say happens in Pittsburgh in summer?
(a) The city turns into a garden in the shade of the trees.
(b) The city turns into a prison because of the heat.
(c) The city becomes a morgue, with no one moving.
(d) It gets hot but nothing changes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John characterize the waiting room?

2. Who was Garth?

3. How does John say the guests are treated while they're at the prison?

4. Why did Robby, Mike and Cecil leave this place?

5. What was funny about John's trip to Maine with Robby?

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