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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather beg him not to underestimate in his letter?

2. What is one of the significant memories Robbie's grandfather mentions in his letter?

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

4. What does Robbie's grandfather say he had written "in the early days" (3)?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Robbie and his grandfather in "Love Letter." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Saunders's decision to tell the story from Robbie's grandfather's perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not? How would this story be different if told from Robbie's point of view?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the author of "Love Letter." Who is he? What else has he written? How is “Love Letter” similar or different from his other works?

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