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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 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 mother was from the South while his father was from out West.
(c) His father was from the South while his mother was a northerner.
(d) His father was black, his mother was from the Caribbean.

2. How does John characterize Western State Penitentiary?
(a) An imposing nineteenth-century prison.
(b) A relatively nice prison.
(c) A gleaming modern prison.
(d) A decrepit institution.

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

4. How does John say he and his family have to behavior at the prison?
(a) They are exuberant and outgoing.
(b) They have to be aggressive to get what they want.
(c) They have to be respectful.
(d) They have to be patient and persistent.

5. Why does Jamila think Robby should be out of prison?
(a) Because he is her uncle.
(b) Because he was wrongly imprisoned.
(c) Because he eats apples.
(d) Because he wants to be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say is an inmate's worst enemy?

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

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

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

5. What does John say Jamila remembers about Robby?

(see the answer key)

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