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

2. What did R. and K. think of what happened to the florist who did not tell his gym buddy about his friend's voting past?
(a) He got what he deserved.
(b) He should leave the country.
(c) He was treated unfairly.
(d) He should not have to tell anyone about someone else's business.

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

4. What word does Robbie's grandfather use to describe Robbie when telling him he is lucky to have a grandson like him?
(a) Stupendous.
(b) Sensational.
(c) Stellar.
(d) Spectacular.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say regarding his friend G.?

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

5. What does Robbie's grandfather ask regarding J.'s whereabouts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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