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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information did Robbie's friend M. have, but did not tell anyone?
(a) That G. lacked the proper paperwork.
(b) That J. had fled the country.
(c) That G. had a fake passport.
(d) That J. was in prison.

2. What might the "loyalists" think J. did when she did not share with them information on G. and M.?
(a) She did what was best for her country.
(b) She did the right thing.
(c) She forfeited certain rights.
(d) She lost her citizenship.

3. What does Robbie's grandfather tell him you realize when you reach a certain age?
(a) Time is of the essence.
(b) Time is all we have.
(c) All you need is love.
(d) Memories are all we have.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Robbie's grandfather feel about the friends he discusses in his letter?

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say about his friends R. and K.?

3. What Christmas gift from Robbie were his grandparents using the morning the letter was written?

4. When did Robbie's grandfather meet the friends he speaks of in his letter?

5. The letter writer is responding to what from the recipient?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather say of the "other stuff" (3) that occurs between the special moments he recalls?

2. Robbie asked his grandfather if he is supposed to "stand by and watch [his] friend's life be ruined" (3). What two ways does his grandfather say he will respond to that question?

3. Why is Robbie's grandfather flattered Robbie wrote him during this time? Why is he unable to be upset by anything Robbie said in his email?

4. What does Robbie's grandfather say happened to the lawyer who was once "a prince of a guy" (2)?

5. What happens while Robbie's grandfather is writing the letter while sitting with his wife?

6. What story does Robbie's grandfather tell about the letters and wrote to the newspaper and what happened as a result?

7. What did Robbie's grandfather's friends R. and K. say about the florist who did not disclose his friend's voting past when asked?

8. Why does Robbie's grandfather write him a letter in response to his email?

9. What do we learn about M. and G. at the start of the story?

10. Robbie's grandfather says that when you get older you realize that "time is all we have" (3). What are some examples of the "moments" in life he uses as an example?

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