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

2. What does John say he likes seeing at the prison?
(a) The guards taking care of the prisoners.
(b) The bravery in his children's eyes.
(c) The kids hugging Robby.
(d) The softening that happens when the prisoners see their visitors.

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

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

5. What does John say Garth's status was, in the neighborhood?
(a) He was loved.
(b) He was misunderstood.
(c) He was loathed.
(d) He was feared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say it is dangerous to drive through the Homewood Avenue district?

2. Who is John?

3. How often does John visit Robby in prison?

4. What does John say commenced after Garth's death?

5. What was funny about John's trip to Maine with Robby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of blackness was expected of John in college?

3. Where does John say Robby has a place in Jamila's life?

4. Describe the geography of "Brothers and Keepers".

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

6. Describe Robby's entrance into drugs and crime.

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

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

9. What happened after Robby's arrest?

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

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