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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robby say he felt on the night of the botched robbery?

2. What is the normal ritual for John's trips to the prison?

3. What does Robby say he wishes people knew?

4. What does Robby say people in the ghetto dream about?

5. How did Robby meet Michael Dukes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John characterize his revision to Robby's story.

2. Describe Robby's travels after the robbery?

3. What did Robby and Michael Dukes and Cecil Rice do sloppily while they were getting away?

4. How did Robby and his crew get assistance on the night of the robbery?

5. How does Robby characterize his career in fencing operations?

6. What pact did the robbers make, and how did it get broken?

7. What does Robby say about educate for prisoners?

8. Describe Robby's meeting with Johnny-Boy.

9. What does Robby say is the purpose of educate?

10. How does John describe Robby's drug deal in Detroit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? What life experiences has he had? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of "Brothers and Keepers". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

How does John characterize his brother? What literary techniques does he use to bring his brother to life as a literary character? How does his characterization change throughout the course of the memoir, as he writes one draft and then another? What does John learn about himself and his brother in the process of trying to capture this story in writing?

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