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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Visits, p. 44-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a fence?
(a) A co-conspirator.
(b) A loan shark.
(c) An undercover police agent.
(d) A criminal who sells stolen goods.

2. How old is Jamila when she visits Robby in prison?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

3. What does John say he does not like about the visit?
(a) That it seems normal to visit a relative in prison.
(b) That they are more free than Robby even while they are there.
(c) The guards' indifference to them.
(d) The bureaucratic hassles.

4. What does John say he argued about in college?
(a) Basketball players.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Blues music.
(d) Modern art.

5. How does John say the guests are treated while they're at the prison?
(a) As fellow wardens.
(b) As prisoners.
(c) As VIPs.
(d) As trash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say he sees in himself by looking at the prisoners?

2. Where does John's family live?

3. What Catch-22 was John caught in?

4. Who calls John at the beginning of the book?

5. How does John characterize the difference between his mother and father?

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