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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John characterize the waiting room?
(a) Ugly and dirty.
(b) Modern and sterile.
(c) Warm and cozy.
(d) Disorienting and confusing.

2. What was the Homewood Avenue district?
(a) A coal mining ghetto.
(b) A shipping port.
(c) A center for drugs and prostitution.
(d) A center for gang violence.

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

4. What emotions does John say he feels from the prisoners?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Lust.
(c) Rage.
(d) Guilt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What motivated Robby to kill the fence?

2. What is it that unites almost all the prisoners?

3. How many years separate John and Robby?

4. What were prisoners prevented from doing after the revolt, according to John?

5. When does Robby show up in Laramie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John say he and his family are treated at the penitentiary?

2. How does Robby characterize himself as a young man?

3. How does John characterize the prisoners?

4. How does John describe his and his siblings' background?

5. How are Jamila and Robby related in John's mind?

6. What happened after Robby's arrest?

7. How does John characterize Robby's temperament?

8. How does John characterize the significance of Robby's birthday?

9. Who travels to the prison to visit Robby?

10. Why does John say it might have been a mistake to bring Robby home with him?

(see the answer keys)

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