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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. What news does John get at the beginning of the book?
(a) His brother has murdered a man.
(b) His brother has just finished school.
(c) His brother has shown up at his mother's house.
(d) His brother has received a life sentence.

2. What was funny about John's trip to Maine with Robby?
(a) Robby explaining where white music took from black musicians.
(b) John translating white music into black music.
(c) Judy singing old Perry Como tunes.
(d) Robby singing black music.

3. Who calls John at the beginning of the book?
(a) Michael Dukes.
(b) His sister-in-law.
(c) His mother.
(d) Robby.

4. Where did Robby's murder/robbery take place?
(a) San Francisco, CA.
(b) Pittsburgh, PA.
(c) Brooklyn, NY.
(d) Laramie, WY.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings doe John have?

2. Who is Johnny-Boy?

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

4. What shade of black does John say he and his siblings are?

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

(see the answer key)

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