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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Robby say his ambitions were?
(a) To be a union leader.
(b) To become a big drug dealer.
(c) To be a pillar of the community.
(d) To find religion.

3. How does John measure Robby's growth?
(a) Jamila's growth.
(b) His manuscript's growth.
(c) His career's development.
(d) His marriage's changes.

4. How does John object when the guard doesn't let him sit at the lawyer-client table?
(a) He does nothing.
(b) He argues with the guard.
(c) He jokes with Robby.
(d) He only shakes his head.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is shooting at Robby?

2. What does John say he does not like about the visit?

3. What does Robby say about John's first draft?

4. Who shot Stavros that he went down?

5. What does John say he argued about in college?

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