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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John characterize the difference between his mother and father?
(a) His mother was from the South while his father was from out West.
(b) His father was dark black while his mother's family was light.
(c) His father was black, his mother was from the Caribbean.
(d) His father was from the South while his mother was a northerner.

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

3. What does John say Garth's status was, in the neighborhood?
(a) He was misunderstood.
(b) He was loved.
(c) He was feared.
(d) He was loathed.

4. Who was Garth?
(a) A prison guard.
(b) A friend of Judy's.
(c) A friend of John's.
(d) A friend of Robby's.

5. What would Robby do to make his family laugh?
(a) Put on hand-puppet shows.
(b) Impressions of famous people.
(c) Tell dirty jokes.
(d) Dance.

6. What does John say he likes seeing at the prison?
(a) The bravery in his children's eyes.
(b) The kids hugging Robby.
(c) The guards taking care of the prisoners.
(d) The softening that happens when the prisoners see their visitors.

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

8. How does John say he tries to treat the prisoners?
(a) As machines.
(b) As dangerous animals.
(c) As people.
(d) As objects.

9. What is a fence?
(a) A loan shark.
(b) A criminal who sells stolen goods.
(c) An undercover police agent.
(d) A co-conspirator.

10. How does John characterize Western State Penitentiary?
(a) A relatively nice prison.
(b) An imposing nineteenth-century prison.
(c) A decrepit institution.
(d) A gleaming modern prison.

11. What were prisoners prevented from doing after the revolt, according to John?
(a) Making phone calls.
(b) Having visitors.
(c) Writing letters.
(d) Going outside.

12. How did John's mother know that Robby was getting high?
(a) She caught him in the act of shooting up.
(b) She found money missing from her purse, and a syringe.
(c) She heard from the neighbors.
(d) She heard in the trial.

13. What is the Homewood Avenue neighborhood?
(a) A subdevelopment.
(b) An industrial district.
(c) A shopping district.
(d) A slum.

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

15. Where does the word 'jail' come from?
(a) Chain.
(b) Torture.
(c) Cage.
(d) Trap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Catch-22 was John caught in?

2. John says that the prisoners are like him except for what?

3. When did Robby's robbery-murder take place?

4. What does John say Jamila remembers about Robby?

5. When does Robby show up in Laramie?

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