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

2. What theme runs through 'Brothers and Keepers'?
(a) Christian virtue.
(b) Escape.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Literacy.

3. What does John notice about the prisoners?
(a) How submissive they become.
(b) How their eyes appraise everyone.
(c) How angry they seem.
(d) How impatient their movements are.

4. How does John characterize the difference between his mother and father?
(a) His mother was from the South while his father was from out West.
(b) His father was black, his mother was from the Caribbean.
(c) His father was dark black while his mother's family was light.
(d) His father was from the South while his mother was a northerner.

5. What does John say he likes seeing at the prison?
(a) The guards taking care of the prisoners.
(b) The softening that happens when the prisoners see their visitors.
(c) The kids hugging Robby.
(d) The bravery in his children's eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the exception to this rule?

2. When does Robby show up in Laramie?

3. What does John say Jamila remembers about Robby?

4. John says that the prisoners are like him except for what?

5. What Catch-22 was John caught in?

(see the answer key)

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