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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. What do the prisoners see children as, according to John?
(a) Devils.
(b) Meat.
(c) Angels.
(d) Drugs.

2. Why was Robby expelled from school?
(a) For beating up a cop.
(b) For talking about black power.
(c) For stealing.
(d) For beating a student.

3. How does John characterize Robby's birthday?
(a) A day of solidarity.
(b) A day of celebration.
(c) A day of forgetting.
(d) A day of mourning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John?

2. How does John characterize the difference between his mother and father?

3. What does John say he likes seeing at the prison?

4. Who was Garth?

5. When did John realize the effect of Garth's death on Robby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John say about his wife and daughter?

2. How does John treat the prisoners?

3. How does John say he and his family act after visiting the prison?

4. Who travels to the prison to visit Robby?

5. How does John characterize the freedom gained by escaping from a situation or place?

6. Describe John's visit with Robby.

7. How does John say he and his family act when they get to the penitentiary?

8. What happened to Robby that he was wanted by the police?

9. How does John characterize the waiting room?

10. How does John characterize the drive to the penitentiary?

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