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

2. What is "Brothers and Keepers" centered on?
(a) John's attempts to distance himself from his family.
(b) The history of Wideman's family.
(c) The relationship between John and Robby.
(d) Robby's trial for murder.

3. Where was Robby arrested?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) California.
(d) Wyoming.

4. Who is Jamila?
(a) John's wife.
(b) Robby's girlfriend.
(c) John's mother.
(d) John's daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes John think he did an unwise thing in bringing Robby to his home?

2. What does John say freedom is related to?

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

4. What Catch-22 was John caught in?

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

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