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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 liken the both of them to at the end of the story?
(a) Neanderthals.
(b) Cave people.
(c) Martians.
(d) Dinosaurs.

2. What does Robbie's grandfather "advise" and "implore"(5) him to do regarding J.?
(a) Pay for the best lawyer.
(b) Stay out of it.
(c) Smuggle J. out of the country.
(d) Do everything in his power to get her out.

3. Why were Robbie's grandparents no longer able to muster "genuine outrage" (4) at what was going on in the country?
(a) They were overwhelmed.
(b) They thought the media was overreacting.
(c) They liked the president.
(d) They felt hopeful things were getting better.

4. What does Robbie's grandfather call a particular time when he could have been more proactive?
(a) The critical period.
(b) The revolutionary era.
(c) The age of fake news.
(d) The age of ignorance.

5. What does Robbie's grandfather assure Robbie regarding the last part of his email?
(a) It angered him greatly.
(b) He did not show it to anyone.
(c) He read it thoroughly.
(d) It did not upset him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather recall J.'s dog's name as at the end of his letter?

2. What parenthetical compliments does Robbie's grandfather bestow on him when giving him advice?

3. Which of Robbie's friends lacked the proper citizenships papers?

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

5. What simple act does Robbie's grandfather say is "doing much good" (6) as far as he is concerned?

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