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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather do to keep some of his communication private?
(a) He uses people's initials.
(b) He writes in code.
(c) He writes in a foreign language.
(d) He uses fake names.

2. Which of Robbie's friends lacked the proper citizenships papers?
(a) M.
(b) R.
(c) G.
(d) J.

3. What does Robbie's grandfather ask regarding J.'s whereabouts?
(a) If she is staying with M. or G.
(b) If she has left the country.
(c) If she is in a state or federal prison.
(d) If she is staying with Robbie.

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

5. What is one of the significant memories Robbie's grandfather mentions in his letter?
(a) His first day of school.
(b) Seeing the birth of his daughter.
(c) His wedding day.
(d) His father's passing.

6. What did Robbie do when his sister lost her scarf during a family trip?
(a) He bought her a new one.
(b) He laughed.
(c) He jumped in the water and found it.
(d) He knitted her a new one.

7. What does Robbie's grandfather say regarding his friend G.?
(a) Don't give up.
(b) Que sera.
(c) That ship has sailed.
(d) Let bygones be bygones.

8. What word does Robbie's grandfather use to say he has a lot of life experience?
(a) Ancient.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Sage.
(d) Wisdom.

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

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

11. Which of Robbie's friends did he initially write to ask his grandfather about?
(a) G.
(b) M.
(c) J.
(d) K.

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

13. 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 citizen and as a friend.
(b) As a citizen and a grandfather.
(c) As a loyalists and as a free man.
(d) As a nationalist and as a loyalist.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the florist who did not tell his gym buddy about his friend's voting past?

2. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the cop who pulled him over?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say those in power think regarding being in this country?

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

5. What did R. and K. think of what happened to the florist who did not tell his gym buddy about his friend's voting past?

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