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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Our Time, I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John say the prisoners view children?
(a) As religious objects.
(b) As objects of exchange.
(c) As sexual objects.
(d) As bright distractions.

2. John says that the prisoners are like him except for what?
(a) They are bad.
(b) They are illiterate.
(c) They are poor.
(d) They are unlucky.

3. Who is Jake?
(a) Judy's brother.
(b) John's son.
(c) Robby's son.
(d) John and Robby's brother.

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

5. What Catch-22 was John caught in?
(a) He was expected to be black and also to fit in seamlessly.
(b) He was expected to be smart and also anti-intellectual.
(c) He was expected to have money, but he was expected not to work.
(d) He was expected to be a rebel and also a conformist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes John think he did an unwise thing in bringing Robby to his home?

2. What does John say he wishes he had done the first time Robby was arrested?

3. What was Robby's personality as a child?

4. How many years separate John and Robby?

5. What does John say he and his family see when they drive up?

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