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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Christmas gift from Robbie were his grandparents using the morning the letter was written?
(a) Yellow t-shirts.
(b) Blue mugs.
(c) Pink stationary.
(d) Green mittens.

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say those in power think regarding being in this country?
(a) It is every citizen's duty to care for one another.
(b) It is the right of anyone who wants to be here.
(c) It is a privilege not a right.
(d) It is a privilege for those who can pay for it.

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say about his friends R. and K.?
(a) They are loyalists.
(b) They are fascists.
(c) They are pacifists.
(d) They are revolutionaries.

4. How does Robbie's grandfather feel about the friends he discusses in his letter?
(a) They are hilarious.
(b) They are scoundrels.
(c) They are pretentious.
(d) They are good people.

5. What type of birds does Robbie's grandfather describe seeing while he was writing the letter?
(a) Blue jays.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Geese.
(d) Mourning Doves.

6. What does Robbie's grandfather beg him not to underestimate in his letter?
(a) J.'s strength and resourcefulness.
(b) The ruthlessness of those in authority.
(c) The power/ danger of this moment.
(d) The beauty of this moment.

7. Who is the author of "Love Letter"?
(a) George Eliot.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) George Jefferson.
(d) George Saunders.

8. What gift does Robbie's grandfather say R. and K. had given him when he was young?
(a) A bronze Lincoln bank.
(b) A gold Lincoln statue.
(c) A painting of Lincoln.
(d) A plastic Lincoln figure.

9. When did Robbie's grandfather meet the friends he speaks of in his letter?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Hannukah.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

10. What type of person does Robbie's grandfather say he does not want Robbie to be near ever?
(a) The lawyer.
(b) The cop.
(c) R. and K.
(d) J.

11. Who is the recipient of the "Love Letter"?
(a) Max.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Richie.
(d) Ralph.

12. The letter writer is responding to what from the recipient?
(a) A facebook post.
(b) A text message.
(c) An email.
(d) A phone call.

13. What word does the letter writer use to describe the present times?
(a) Wild.
(b) Strange.
(c) Good.
(d) Mediocre.

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

15. Why does Robbie's grandfather say he is "touched" (3)?
(a) Robbie visited him on Easter.
(b) Robbie's mother still calls every day.
(c) Robbie wrote him in his time of need.
(d) Robbie said he loved him in his email.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Robbie's friends did he initially write to ask his grandfather about?

3. What information did Robbie's friend M. have, but did not tell anyone?

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

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

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