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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 occurs to Robbie's grandfather regarding J. at the very end of his letter?
(a) She and Robbie may be lovers.
(b) She may have already fled.
(c) She may be a spy.
(d) She may be a Republican.

2. In what way does Robbie's grandfather say they can help him if need be at the end of his letter?
(a) They can send money.
(b) They can smuggle J. out of jail.
(c) Robbie can stay with them.
(d) They can help Robbie leave the country.

3. What does Robbie's grandfather liken the both of them to at the end of the story?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) Cave people.
(c) Neanderthals.
(d) Martians.

4. What post-election acts did Robbie's grandparents find unsurprising?
(a) Protests.
(b) Pardons.
(c) Gerrymandering.
(d) Celebrations.

5. What does Robbie's grandfather say they are "sheltering...through a dark period" (6)?
(a) A hoard of money.
(b) A trace of fire.
(c) A puzzle piece.
(d) An innocent person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Robbie's grandparents no longer able to muster "genuine outrage" (4) at what was going on in the country?

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say about J. at the end of the letter?

3. What simple act does Robbie's grandfather say is "doing much good" (6) as far as he is concerned?

4. What does Robbie's grandfather say is easy to think when reading history books?

5. Whose "situation [may] be made worse" (5) according to Robbie's grandfather at the end of his letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Robbie's grandparents not "more extreme people" (5), according to him?

2. What realization does Robbie's grandfather have at the end of his letter, which he knows must make the situation that much harder for Robbie?

3. What "crude metaphor" (4) does Robbie's grandfather use to explain how he and his wife and others became inured to what was happening?

4. What were Robbie's grandparents doing nightly while the TV news blared in the other room pre and post election?

5. Why does Robbie's grandfather say the system was like oxygen to them?

6. What does Robbie's grandfather say is easier to do when reading history books?

7. What sort of help does Robbie's grandfather offer to Robbie if he needs it at the end of his letter?

8. Why did Robbie's grandparents stop saying anything about what was going on "during this critical period" (4)?

9. What happened in the dream Robbie's grandfather had the night before writing the letter?

10. Why were "those on the other side" (5) so wiling to try to tear down the system?

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