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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4- 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather say he had written "in the early days" (3)?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Personal essays.
(c) Comic strips.
(d) Letters to the editor.

2. What happened to a lawyer Robbie's grandfather knew after opposing an "ouster of sitting judges" (2)?
(a) He was crucified in the press and people defaced his property.
(b) He was forced to leave the country.
(c) He was lauded in the press for his bravery.
(d) He disappeared and was never heard from again.

3. What simple act does Robbie's grandfather say is "doing much good" (6) as far as he is concerned?
(a) Going to work.
(b) Rising in the morning.
(c) Sleeping in the evening.
(d) Reading a book.

4. In what way does Robbie's grandfather say they can help him if need be at the end of his letter?
(a) Robbie can stay with them.
(b) They can send money.
(c) They can smuggle J. out of jail.
(d) They can help Robbie leave the country.

5. What two ways does Robbie's grandfather tell him he will respond to his question about what to do about his friend?
(a) As a loyalists and as a free man.
(b) As a citizen and a grandfather.
(c) As a citizen and as a friend.
(d) As a nationalist and as a loyalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robbie's grandfather says people focus too much on courage and not enough on what?

2. What did an officer say to Robbie's grandfather after pulling him over for no reason?

3. Whose "situation [may] be made worse" (5) according to Robbie's grandfather at the end of his letter?

4. What does Robbie's grandfather suggest they must try to do "to avoid as much unpleasantness and future harm as possible" (3)?

5. What "crude metaphor" (4) does Robbie's grandfather use to describe the president's behavior?

(see the answer key)

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