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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 say those in power think regarding being in this country?
2. What does Robbie's grandfather assure Robbie regarding the last part of his email?
3. What does the letter writer call the recipient in the first line of "Love Letter"?
4. What gift does Robbie's grandfather say R. and K. had given him when he was young?
5. What happened to a lawyer Robbie's grandfather knew after opposing an "ouster of sitting judges" (2)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What do we learn about M. and G. at the start of the story?
3. What story does Robbie's grandfather tell about the letters and wrote to the newspaper and what happened as a result?
4. 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?
5. What do readers learn about J. at the start of the story?
6. 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?
7. What happens while Robbie's grandfather is writing the letter while sitting with his wife?
8. What does Robbie's grandfather say happened to the lawyer who was once "a prince of a guy" (2)?
9. Why does Robbie's grandfather write him a letter in response to his email?
10. What does Robbie's grandfather say of the "other stuff" (3) that occurs between the special moments he recalls?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the circumstances Robbie's grandfather discusses in his letter. What changes have occurred? Who is at fault? Who is impacted and how?
Essay Topic 2
Robbie's grandfather uses codified language in the letter in case someone else reads it. Write an essay detailing this language. What words are used? What do they mean?
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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