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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 does John say about entering and leaving the prison?
(a) He does not like to be seen.
(b) He looks forward to both times.
(c) He feels like he is dying and being born.
(d) He is filled with anxiety at both times.

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

3. How does John say he tries to treat the prisoners?
(a) As machines.
(b) As people.
(c) As objects.
(d) As dangerous animals.

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

5. What does John say it is dangerous to drive through the Homewood Avenue district?
(a) Crime.
(b) Potholes.
(c) Gun violence.
(d) Winding streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jamila when she visits Robby in prison?

2. What emotions does John say he feels from the prisoners?

3. What form does John Wideman use for telling Robby's story?

4. Who is Faruq?

5. Who is John?

(see the answer key)

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