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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 "crude metaphor" (4) does Robbie's grandfather use to describe the president's behavior?
(a) Somebody picking their nose at a meeting.
(b) A dinner guest vomiting after the meal.
(c) Somebody having a public bowel movement at a dinner party.
(d) Somebody urinated on a bathroom rug.

2. What types of things did Robbie's grandparents do at first during the critical period?
(a) Wrote their senators and donated money.
(b) Ran for office.
(c) Watched the news more.
(d) Organized marches.

3. 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 help Robbie leave the country.
(c) Robbie can stay with them.
(d) They can smuggle J. out of jail.

4. What does Robbie's grandfather call a particular time when he could have been more proactive?
(a) The revolutionary era.
(b) The age of fake news.
(c) The age of ignorance.
(d) The critical period.

5. What did Robbie's grandparents do every evening at the dining-room table for a while?
(a) Debate politics.
(b) Jigsaw puzzles.
(c) Play bridge.
(d) Write letters to their congressmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurs to Robbie's grandfather regarding J. at the very end of his letter?

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

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say those on the "other side" were "Ignorant of" (5)?

4. What health issues was Robbie's grandfather just beginning to deal with during the critical period?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Robbie's grandfather cites a list of things the happened post-election, including a series of pardons. What other things does he list?

4. Why would it have been fruitless for Robbie's grandfather to "harangue the officials" (5) in Waterville?

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

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

7. In the end, what does Robbie's grandfather "advise" and "implore" (5) Robbie to do regarding J.? Why?

8. What are some of the things Robbie's grandparents tried to do during the critical period, before essentially giving up?

9. What language does Robbie's grandfather use to describe the president, particularly when explaining why he did not think things could go so far?

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

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