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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Jamila think Robby should be out of prison?
(a) Because he is her uncle.
(b) Because he was wrongly imprisoned.
(c) Because he wants to be.
(d) Because he eats apples.

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

4. How does John say the guests are treated while they're at the prison?
(a) As fellow wardens.
(b) As prisoners.
(c) As trash.
(d) As VIPs.

5. What does John say it is dangerous to drive through the Homewood Avenue district?
(a) Crime.
(b) Gun violence.
(c) Winding streets.
(d) Potholes.

6. What does John say his mother lost when Robby declined into crime?
(a) Her affection for her children.
(b) Her patience with the racism of the system.
(c) Her forgiving nature.
(d) Her faith in God.

7. When did John realize the effect of Garth's death on Robby?
(a) A long time ago.
(b) Recently.
(c) In childhood.
(d) When Robby was arrested.

8. Who does Jamila say Robby looks like?
(a) Wilt chamberlain.
(b) Stevie Wonder.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

9. Where was Robby arrested?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) California.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

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

12. What was the Homewood Avenue district?
(a) A coal mining ghetto.
(b) A center for gang violence.
(c) A center for drugs and prostitution.
(d) A shipping port.

13. What does John say about entering and leaving the prison?
(a) He does not like to be seen.
(b) He looks forward to both times.
(c) He feels like he is dying and being born.
(d) He is filled with anxiety at both times.

14. What was Robby's personality as a child?
(a) He was the loner in the family.
(b) He always wanted to have fun.
(c) He was introspective and moody.
(d) He was easy-going and duplicitous.

15. Who does John say he had to adjust to in college?
(a) Rich white kids.
(b) The local blacks.
(c) The janitors and maids.
(d) The teachers and administrators.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jamila when she visits Robby in prison?

2. Who calls John at the beginning of the book?

3. What does John say Robby feels about Garth's death?

4. How long is Robby's prison sentence?

5. Why doesn't Jamila tell her friends about Robby?

(see the answer keys)

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