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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Robby's murder/robbery take place?
(a) Pittsburgh, PA.
(b) Laramie, WY.
(c) Brooklyn, NY.
(d) San Francisco, CA.

2. What emotions does John say he feels from the prisoners?
(a) Lust.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Rage.

3. How does John characterize Robby's birthday?
(a) A day of forgetting.
(b) A day of mourning.
(c) A day of solidarity.
(d) A day of celebration.

4. What does John include in the postscript?
(a) Robby's graduation speech.
(b) Photos of Robby's family.
(c) Robby's letters home.
(d) Robby's appeals.

5. How does John characterize his feeling about his brother?
(a) He feels little or no relation with his family.
(b) He feels like his brother is a stranger to him.
(c) In spite of the distance, he feels his brother is part of him.
(d) He is always trying to keep himself clear of his family's troubles, but they keep finding him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robby say he would do with $1,000 if he got it?

2. What bothered John most about arguing with the white student?

3. What is it that unites almost all the prisoners?

4. Whose house did Robby go to after the heist?

5. Who is Faruq?

(see the answer key)

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