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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John say he and his family have to behavior at the prison?
(a) They have to be respectful.
(b) They have to be aggressive to get what they want.
(c) They have to be patient and persistent.
(d) They are exuberant and outgoing.

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

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

4. John says that the prisoners are like him except for what?
(a) They are unlucky.
(b) They are illiterate.
(c) They are poor.
(d) They are bad.

5. Where does John's family live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Portland.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Missoula.

6. How does John say the prisoners view children?
(a) As sexual objects.
(b) As objects of exchange.
(c) As religious objects.
(d) As bright distractions.

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

8. When does Robby show up in Laramie?
(a) November 1976.
(b) April 1976.
(c) November 1975.
(d) July 1977.

9. What does John notice about the prisoners?
(a) How angry they seem.
(b) How impatient their movements are.
(c) How their eyes appraise everyone.
(d) How submissive they become.

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

11. How long is Robby's prison sentence?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) Life.

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

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

14. What makes John think he did an unwise thing in bringing Robby to his home?
(a) He is afraid of being tried as an accomplice.
(b) He can't risk his position or reputation.
(c) He doesn't trust Johnny-Boy.
(d) He is afraid that he'll want to leave his wife to go with Robby.

15. 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 was Robby's personality as a child?

2. What kinds of places did Robby NOT frequent?

3. Who does John say he had to adjust to in college?

4. How does John say the guests are treated while they're at the prison?

5. How long does John say is the longest he's ever talked with his brother in his whole life?

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