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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did John go to school?
(a) UPenn.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Cornell.
(d) Penn State.

2. What motivated Robby to kill the fence?
(a) He just didn't like the look of the guy.
(b) He thought he was reaching for a gun.
(c) He tried to run away.
(d) The man was about to kill him.

3. 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 a rebel and also a conformist.
(c) He was expected to be smart and also anti-intellectual.
(d) He was expected to have money, but he was expected not to work.

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

5. How does John characterize Robby's birthday?
(a) A day of solidarity.
(b) A day of forgetting.
(c) A day of celebration.
(d) A day of mourning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Johnny-Boy?

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

3. What does John say is an inmate's worst enemy?

4. Where was Robby arrested?

5. Where does John pick Robby up?

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