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

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

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

4. How many years separate John and Robby?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John say he and his children and Robby act during their visit?

2. What is it the prisoners notice about children, according to John?

3. Who is John?

4. What does John say about entering and leaving the prison?

5. How does John characterize the waiting room?

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