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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ritual does John say he goes through when he sits with Robby?
(a) Reading Robby what he's written since the last time he visited.
(b) Setting up his tape recorder.
(c) Setting up his microphone and camera.
(d) Setting up his pens and pad.

2. Who is Pops?
(a) A wino.
(b) Cecil's father.
(c) A cop.
(d) A guy Robby meets on the bus.

3. Why did Robby go to this place?
(a) To visit Michael Dukes' sister.
(b) To lay low for a few months.
(c) To dispose of the stolen TVs.
(d) To hide out and get IDs.

4. How had John changed Robby's voice in the first draft?
(a) He made him sound more educated.
(b) He made him sound more dangerous.
(c) He made him sound out of control.
(d) He made him sound cold-blooded.

5. What made Robby good at this job?
(a) He had been to prison before.
(b) He was willing to be a role model.
(c) He was good with kids.
(d) He had patience for addicts in withdrawal.

6. How much did Robby spend on heroin?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $12,000.

7. Who is shooting at Robby?
(a) Police.
(b) A rival gang.
(c) Criminals coming to steal his heroin.
(d) Rival dealers.

8. What does John fix in the second draft?
(a) He gets more context for Robby.
(b) He makes Robby sound more calculating.
(c) He gets Robby's street voice.
(d) He includes more legal details from Robby's trial.

9. What is different about the trip John makes to the prison in 'Doing Time II'?
(a) He stops to visit in the Homewood Avenue district.
(b) He takes his wife and Jamila.
(c) He tries to smuggle in some heroin for Robby.
(d) He goes alone.

10. Whose house did Robby go to after the heist?
(a) Tanya's.
(b) His own.
(c) Wanda's.
(d) Mike's.

11. Why did Robby, Mike and Cecil leave this place?
(a) The cops were on their tails.
(b) Something was not right with the guy they met there.
(c) They ran out of money.
(d) They couldn't sell the televisions.

12. What does Robby say about his line of sight when Stavros went into the back?
(a) He had a clear view of Stavros' every move.
(b) He could only see Stavros through a dirty mirror.
(c) He could not see clearly.
(d) He could see Stavros' back but not his hands.

13. What does Robby say is true of all valuable things?
(a) They are transitory.
(b) They are worth working hard for.
(c) They are only available to whites.
(d) They depend on the prison bureaucracy.

14. How do conditions change in the prison after Robby's appeals are denied?
(a) Prisoners are returned to society more often.
(b) Prisoners' rights are reduced.
(c) Prisoners are given more educational opportunities.
(d) Prisoners are given more chances for rehabilitation.

15. Where does Robby plan to go, after Chicago?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Indiana.
(c) New York.
(d) L.A.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John object when the guard doesn't let him sit at the lawyer-client table?

2. What did Robby, Mike and Cecil do badly, after Stavros runs off?

3. What makes John angry during his visit with Robby?

4. How many prisoners take degrees?

5. How did Robby meet Michael Dukes?

(see the answer keys)

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