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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 say he hopes Robbie will become one day?
(a) An old curmudgeon.
(b) An old sage.
(c) An old fogy.
(d) An old fart.

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say they are "sheltering...through a dark period" (6)?
(a) A trace of fire.
(b) A hoard of money.
(c) A puzzle piece.
(d) An innocent person.

3. What does Robbie's grandfather liken the both of them to at the end of the story?
(a) Martians.
(b) Dinosaurs.
(c) Neanderthals.
(d) Cave people.

4. How does Robbie's grandfather close the letter?
(a) Love you to the moon and back.
(b) Yours truly.
(c) My heart is with you.
(d) With much love.

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

6. What does Robbie's grandfather say he and his wife would have had to have been in order to make any change pre-election?
(a) Extreme people.
(b) Caring people.
(c) Educated people.
(d) Unethical people.

7. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the person responsible for disrupting "something so noble and time-tested and seemingly strong" (4)?
(a) Impish.
(b) Oafish.
(c) Clownish.
(d) Foolish.

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

9. What "crude metaphor" (4) does Robbie's grandfather use to describe the president's behavior?
(a) Somebody having a public bowel movement at a dinner party.
(b) Somebody urinated on a bathroom rug.
(c) Somebody picking their nose at a meeting.
(d) A dinner guest vomiting after the meal.

10. What does Robbie's grandfather recall J.'s dog's name as at the end of his letter?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Boozie.

11. What does Robbie's grandfather admit to having in response to the last part of Robbie's email?
(a) Regrets.
(b) Another family.
(c) Access to a good lawyer.
(d) A lot of money.

12. What occurs to Robbie's grandfather regarding J. at the very end of his letter?
(a) She and Robbie may be lovers.
(b) She may be a Republican.
(c) She may have already fled.
(d) She may be a spy.

13. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the moment when he woke from his dream and came back to the present time and place?
(a) Sad.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Preposterous.

14. What does Robbie's grandmother say in the dream his grandfather had about her which he writes in his letter?
(a) Let us not overreact.
(b) Let us pray.
(c) Let's get the hell out of here.
(d) Let us think of what we must do.

15. Why did Robbie's grandparents pay little attention to the TV news despite it being bleak?
(a) They figured someone would come along to set things straight.
(b) They could not really hear what was going on from the other room.
(c) They figured there was nothing they could do about it.
(d) They assumed much of the news on TV was fake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather say is easy to think when reading history books?

2. What does Robbie's grandfather suggest Robbie do after reading the letter?

3. What did Robbie's grandparents do every evening at the dining-room table for a while?

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

5. What does Robbie's grandfather say he would never do and thinks Robbie would never do either?

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