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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Robby arrested?
(a) The cops found the heroin in his apartment.
(b) For passing a bad check.
(c) For stealing heroin.
(d) For beating his girlfriend.

3. What does John say he does not like about the visit?
(a) The bureaucratic hassles.
(b) That they are more free than Robby even while they are there.
(c) The guards' indifference to them.
(d) That it seems normal to visit a relative in prison.

4. Who is Johnny-Boy?
(a) The cop who catches Robby.
(b) The driver of the car who picked Robby up.
(c) A criminal Robby picked up in Utah.
(d) One of Robby's partners in crime.

5. What does John say freedom is related to?
(a) Having work.
(b) Owning land.
(c) Having good friends.
(d) Running.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who else is at the site of the robbery, who wasn't supposed to be there?

3. Where does the word 'jail' come from?

4. Where does John pick Robby up?

5. Why was Robby expelled from school?

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