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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did John's father move to Pittsburgh?
(a) It was where his car broke down.
(b) To follow his wife's family.
(c) He was joining some family members there.
(d) Employment in mining.

2. What did Stavros do when he was shot the second time?
(a) Lies bleeding.
(b) Dies.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Starts screaming.

3. Where do John and Jamila have to drive through on the way to the penitentiary?
(a) A mall.
(b) A business district.
(c) Farms.
(d) A ghetto.

4. What does John say Garth's death represents for Robby?
(a) The end of faith.
(b) A commitment to hostility toward the prison.
(c) An awakening.
(d) A new beginning.

5. What caused the prison revolt in 1980?
(a) The prison changed its policies on visits.
(b) A prisoner was beaten to death by another prisoner.
(c) A prisoner died of asthma.
(d) A prisoner was killed by a guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John characterize the difference between his mother and father?

2. How did Robby meet Michael Dukes?

3. What does John say he feels about escaping to Wyoming?

4. What was funny about John's trip to Maine with Robby?

5. What do Robby, Mike and Cecil do after Stavros runs off?

(see the answer key)

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