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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say is an inmate's worst enemy?
(a) Prison food.
(b) The legal system.
(c) Time.
(d) The other prisoners.

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

3. How does John characterize the waiting room?
(a) Disorienting and confusing.
(b) Warm and cozy.
(c) Ugly and dirty.
(d) Modern and sterile.

4. How does John characterize the difference between his mother and father?
(a) His father was dark black while his mother's family was light.
(b) His father was from the South while his mother was a northerner.
(c) His father was black, his mother was from the Caribbean.
(d) His mother was from the South while his father was from out West.

5. How does John say the guests are treated while they're at the prison?
(a) As trash.
(b) As VIPs.
(c) As prisoners.
(d) As fellow wardens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does John say he had to adjust to in college?

2. Who calls John at the beginning of the book?

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

4. What does John say it is dangerous to drive through the Homewood Avenue district?

5. What theme runs through 'Brothers and Keepers'?

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