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

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

3. Who were Michael Dukes and Cecil Rice?
(a) John's mother's friends.
(b) Friends of Robby's who were hiding him.
(c) Robby's partners in crime.
(d) The men Robby killed.

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

5. When does Robby show up in Laramie?
(a) July 1977.
(b) April 1976.
(c) November 1976.
(d) November 1975.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the exception to this rule?

2. Why did John's father move to Pittsburgh?

3. What is a fence?

4. What is it that unites almost all the prisoners?

5. Who is Faruq?

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