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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Doing Time, Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Robby, Mike and Cecil out after the heist?
(a) A guy with a gun.
(b) A cab driver.
(c) A white kid.
(d) A cop.

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

3. What did Robby, Mike and Cecil do badly, after Stavros runs off?
(a) They didn't close the back of the truck.
(b) They didn't tie the other guys up very well.
(c) They didn't do up the locks correctly.
(d) They didn't move the cars out of the way of the truck.

4. What does John say he feels about escaping to Wyoming?
(a) Apprehension.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Relief.
(d) Trapped.

5. What is Robby's degree in?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Robby plan to get for that heroin?

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

3. How much did Robby spend on heroin?

4. What does John say freedom is related to?

5. What does John fix in the second draft?

(see the answer key)

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