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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Visits, p. 19-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does John pick Robby up?
(a) A bowling alley.
(b) A truck stop.
(c) A diner.
(d) A laundromat.

2. What Catch-22 was John caught in?
(a) He was expected to be smart and also anti-intellectual.
(b) He was expected to have money, but he was expected not to work.
(c) He was expected to be black and also to fit in seamlessly.
(d) He was expected to be a rebel and also a conformist.

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

4. What is a fence?
(a) A co-conspirator.
(b) An undercover police agent.
(c) A criminal who sells stolen goods.
(d) A loan shark.

5. When did Robby's robbery-murder take place?
(a) November 1975.
(b) May 1974.
(c) November 1976.
(d) May 1975.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Jamila?

3. What form does John Wideman use for telling Robby's story?

4. What does John say he argued about in college?

5. Why did John's father move to Pittsburgh?

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