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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 bothered John most about arguing with the white student?
(a) The white kid threw his blackness in his face.
(b) The white kid knew more than he did.
(c) Nothing John said could convince the kid he was right.
(d) It was clear that it didn't matter who was most knowledgeable.

2. How many years separate John and Robby?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

3. What does John say Jamila is obsessed with?
(a) Graveyards.
(b) Prisons.
(c) Highways.
(d) Trains.

4. What form does John Wideman use for telling Robby's story?
(a) The essay.
(b) The letter.
(c) Narrative.
(d) Satire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a fence?

2. Who is Jamila?

3. Where did Robby's murder/robbery take place?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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