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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Visits, p. 44-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John say he argued about in college?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Basketball players.
(c) Blues music.
(d) Modern art.

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

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

5. What does John say he does not like about the visit?
(a) That it seems normal to visit a relative in prison.
(b) The bureaucratic hassles.
(c) That they are more free than Robby even while they are there.
(d) The guards' indifference to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John characterize Western State Penitentiary?

2. How does John characterize the waiting room?

3. Who is Jamila?

4. What Catch-22 was John caught in?

5. Who is John?

(see the answer key)

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