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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 liken the both of them to at the end of the story?
(a) Martians.
(b) Dinosaurs.
(c) Cave people.
(d) Neanderthals.

2. Why did Robbie's grandparents pay little attention to the TV news despite it being bleak?
(a) They assumed much of the news on TV was fake.
(b) They could not really hear what was going on from the other room.
(c) They figured someone would come along to set things straight.
(d) They figured there was nothing they could do about it.

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

4. What does Robbie's grandfather suggest Robbie do after reading the letter?
(a) Destroy it.
(b) Make a copy of it.
(c) Send it to J.
(d) Fax it to the president.

5. What does Robbie's grandfather say he and his wife would have had to have been in order to make any change pre-election?
(a) Unethical people.
(b) Caring people.
(c) Extreme people.
(d) Educated people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the moment when he woke from his dream and came back to the present time and place?

2. What is Robbie's grandfather sure Robbie would say he would have done during the critical period?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather admit to having in response to the last part of Robbie's email?

4. Why did Robbie's grandparents stop cursing Republican Senators or suggesting someone organize a march?

5. What does Robbie's grandmother say in the dream his grandfather had about her which he writes in his letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What household and medical bills were Robbie's grandparents incurring during what he calls the "critical period" (4)?

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

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