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

2. Who does Robbie's grandfather say he has been in touch with, though he does not think it will help?
(a) J.
(b) The president.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) M.

3. When did Robbie's grandfather meet the friends he speaks of in his letter?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Hannukah.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

4. What word does the letter writer use to describe the present times?
(a) Mediocre.
(b) Wild.
(c) Good.
(d) Strange.

5. Who is the author of "Love Letter"?
(a) George Saunders.
(b) George Jefferson.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) George Eliot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What parenthetical compliments does Robbie's grandfather bestow on him when giving him advice?

3. What gift does Robbie's grandfather say R. and K. had given him when he was young?

4. What does Robbie's grandfather suggest they must try to do "to avoid as much unpleasantness and future harm as possible" (3)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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. 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?

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

10. 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?

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