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

3. What does John say Jamila is obsessed with?
(a) Graveyards.
(b) Trains.
(c) Prisons.
(d) Highways.

4. What is it that unites almost all the prisoners?
(a) They are old.
(b) They are black.
(c) They are young.
(d) They are tattooed.

5. Who calls John at the beginning of the book?
(a) His mother.
(b) Michael Dukes.
(c) His sister-in-law.
(d) Robby.

6. What news does John get at the beginning of the book?
(a) His brother has received a life sentence.
(b) His brother has murdered a man.
(c) His brother has just finished school.
(d) His brother has shown up at his mother's house.

7. What does John feel in looking at the prisoners?
(a) Fear.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Sympathy.

8. What does John say he wishes he had done the first time Robby was arrested?
(a) Sent him to rehab.
(b) Threatened his life to straighten him out.
(c) Bailed him out.
(d) Left him in jail to teach him a lesson.

9. How does John characterize the difference between his mother and father?
(a) His father was from the South while his mother was a northerner.
(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 mother was from the South while his father was from out West.

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

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

12. Who were Michael Dukes and Cecil Rice?
(a) Robby's partners in crime.
(b) The men Robby killed.
(c) Friends of Robby's who were hiding him.
(d) John's mother's friends.

13. How does John say he and his children and Robby act during their visit?
(a) Like a family.
(b) Like confused animals.
(c) Like strangers.
(d) Like fellow prisoners.

14. How often does John visit Robby in prison?
(a) Annually.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Monthly.

15. Where does John pick Robby up?
(a) A bowling alley.
(b) A diner.
(c) A truck stop.
(d) A laundromat.