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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 was Robby's personality as a child?
(a) He always wanted to have fun.
(b) He was introspective and moody.
(c) He was the loner in the family.
(d) He was easy-going and duplicitous.

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

3. Who does John say he had to adjust to in college?
(a) The local blacks.
(b) The janitors and maids.
(c) Rich white kids.
(d) The teachers and administrators.

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

5. Who does Jamila say Robby looks like?
(a) Stevie Wonder.
(b) Wilt chamberlain.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Robby's prison sentence?

2. Why doesn't Jamila tell her friends about Robby?

3. What does John say Jamila is obsessed with?

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

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

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