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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What health issues was Robbie's grandfather just beginning to deal with during the critical period?
(a) Bad shoulders.
(b) Dental issues.
(c) Hip pain.
(d) Migraines.

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say about J. at the end of the letter?
(a) She was a noble woman.
(b) Robbie was too good for her.
(c) He knew she was dishonest.
(d) She is a lovely person.

3. 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) Beautiful.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Preposterous.

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 smuggle J. out of jail.
(c) They can help Robbie leave the country.
(d) They can send money.

5. 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 spy.
(c) She may be a Republican.
(d) She may have already fled.

6. What types of things did Robbie's grandparents do at first during the critical period?
(a) Wrote their senators and donated money.
(b) Ran for office.
(c) Organized marches.
(d) Watched the news more.

7. What does Robbie's grandfather say he would never do and thinks Robbie would never do either?
(a) Arm himself.
(b) Write his senators.
(c) Protest.
(d) Become a Republican.

8. Whose "situation [may] be made worse" (5) according to Robbie's grandfather at the end of his letter?
(a) The entire country.
(b) J.'s as well as Robbie's whole family.
(c) Only J.'s.
(d) Robbie alone.

9. 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.

10. 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) Caring people.
(b) Extreme people.
(c) Unethical people.
(d) Educated people.

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

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

13. What does Robbie's grandfather say the system as he and his wife knew it was like?
(a) Hydrogen.
(b) Cyanide.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Nitrogen.

14. What does Robbie's grandfather suggest Robbie do after reading the letter?
(a) Destroy it.
(b) Fax it to the president.
(c) Send it to J.
(d) Make a copy of it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Robbie's grandfather use at the end of his letter when discussing what he should do regarding J., which he hopes does not offend Robbie?

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say he hopes Robbie will become one day?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather "advise" and "implore"(5) him to do regarding J.?

4. What does Robbie's grandfather admit to having in response to the last part of Robbie's email?

5. Why did Robbie's grandparents pay little attention to the TV news despite it being bleak?

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