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

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say he and his wife would have had to have been in order to make any change pre-election?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather recall J.'s dog's name as at the end of his letter?

4. What does Robbie's grandfather say he hopes Robbie will become one day?

5. What post-election acts did Robbie's grandparents find unsurprising?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say about organizing marches when discussing what he could have done during the critical period?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Robbie's grandfather's feelings toward Robbie. What words tell the reader how he feels?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of jigsaw puzzles in "Love Letter." When do they appear? What is the context? How do these puzzles develop the plot and themes of the story?

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