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

2. What does Robbie's grandfather do to keep some of his communication private?
(a) He writes in a foreign language.
(b) He uses people's initials.
(c) He uses fake names.
(d) He writes in code.

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

4. What does Robbie's grandfather suggest they must try to do "to avoid as much unpleasantness and future harm as possible" (3)?
(a) Keep calm and carry on.
(b) Change their names.
(c) They to think like those in power.
(d) Move to another country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather assure Robbie regarding the last part of his email?

2. What word does the letter writer use to describe the present times?

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

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

5. What happened to the florist who did not tell his gym buddy about his friend's voting past?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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