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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John say Robby feels about Garth's death?
(a) Relief.
(b) Envy.
(c) Rage.
(d) Responsibility.

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

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

5. What can't a prisoner do, no matter what?
(a) Run.
(b) Kill time.
(c) Speak freely.
(d) Breathe free.

6. What theme runs through 'Brothers and Keepers'?
(a) Christian virtue.
(b) Literacy.
(c) Escape.
(d) Loyalty.

7. What does John say he argued about in college?
(a) Basketball players.
(b) Blues music.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Modern art.

8. How many siblings doe John have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

9. Who is Jake?
(a) John and Robby's brother.
(b) John's son.
(c) Judy's brother.
(d) Robby's son.

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

11. What shade of black does John say he and his siblings are?
(a) Light.
(b) Very dark.
(c) Almost white.
(d) Medium dark.

12. How old is Jamila when she visits Robby in prison?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

13. What does Garth seem to have died of?
(a) Stabbing.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Suicide.
(d) AIDS.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say Garth's status was, in the neighborhood?

2. What news does John get at the beginning of the book?

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

4. What does John say about entering and leaving the prison?

5. Who does Jamila say Robby looks like?

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