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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Too little, too late.
(b) Grand theatrics.
(c) Empty Gesture.
(d) Waste of time.

2. What is Robbie's grandfather sure Robbie would say he would have done during the critical period?
(a) Fought.
(b) Run for office.
(c) Moved.
(d) Given up.

3. 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 figured there was nothing they could do about it.
(c) They could not really hear what was going on from the other room.
(d) They assumed much of the news on TV was fake.

4. 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) Robbie can stay with them.
(c) They can help Robbie leave the country.
(d) They can send money.

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

6. Robbie's grandfather says people focus too much on courage and not enough on what?
(a) Fear and anger.
(b) Timidity and wisdom.
(c) Introversion and Introspection.
(d) Discretion and caution.

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

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

9. Why did Robbie's grandparents stop cursing Republican Senators or suggesting someone organize a march?
(a) They began to agree with the Republicans.
(b) They felt it was pointless.
(c) Because things started to get better.
(d) They were afraid of getting arrested.

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

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

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

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

14. What did Robbie's grandparents do every evening at the dining-room table for a while?
(a) Play bridge.
(b) Debate politics.
(c) Write letters to their congressmen.
(d) Jigsaw puzzles.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the moment when he woke from his dream and came back to the present time and place?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say he and his wife would have had to have been in order to make any change pre-election?

4. What types of things did Robbie's grandparents do at first during the critical period?

5. What does Robbie's grandfather say the system as he and his wife knew it was like?

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