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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 type of birds does Robbie's grandfather describe seeing while he was writing the letter?
(a) Geese.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Mourning Doves.
(d) Blue jays.

2. What does Robbie's grandfather beg him not to underestimate in his letter?
(a) The beauty of this moment.
(b) J.'s strength and resourcefulness.
(c) The ruthlessness of those in authority.
(d) The power/ danger of this moment.

3. What parenthetical compliments does Robbie's grandfather bestow on him when giving him advice?
(a) Intelligent, good looking, perpetual delight to know.
(b) Charming, good-humored, kind to all.
(c) Humorous, kind-hearted, easy going.
(d) Dashing, strong, best of friend.

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

5. What happened to the florist who did not tell his gym buddy about his friend's voting past?
(a) He was arrested.
(b) The neighbors defaced his property.
(c) He could no longer register his work vehicle.
(d) He disappeared and was never heard from again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Robbie's grandfather say he has been in touch with, though he does not think it will help?

2. What does the letter writer call the recipient in the first line of "Love Letter"?

3. What words does Robbie's grandfather use to describe he and Robbie's shared feeling about the situation he writes?

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

5. What does Robbie's grandfather say everyone is sick of hearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. What initials does Robbie's grandfather use in his letter and why?

6. What do readers learn about J. at the start of the story?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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