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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pact does Robby say he and the others had made?
(a) To split up the money evenly.
(b) Not to spend the marked bills they got.
(c) Not to make any phone calls.
(d) Not to call family.

2. What does Robby say is the way out?
(a) Appeals.
(b) Educate.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Solidarity.

3. How do conditions change in the prison after Robby's appeals are denied?
(a) Prisoners' rights are reduced.
(b) Prisoners are returned to society more often.
(c) Prisoners are given more chances for rehabilitation.
(d) Prisoners are given more educational opportunities.

4. What does Robby say made Stavros go down?
(a) He saw him get shot.
(b) He was hit by splintered wood from where the bullets hit crates.
(c) He saw bullets go through his clothes.
(d) He wasn't sure if he was shot, or just trying to duck.

5. How does Robby characterize the person who helps them?
(a) Experienced.
(b) Jaded.
(c) Subversive.
(d) Naïve.

6. What does Robby say people in the ghetto dream about?
(a) Living easy in the Virgin Islands.
(b) The glamour of having a lot of money.
(c) Getting out of the ghetto.
(d) A house with a white picket fence.

7. How did Robby meet Michael Dukes?
(a) They met in prison.
(b) They were both robbed by the same guy.
(c) They were fired on the same day.
(d) They worked a job with a friend in common.

8. Who is shooting at Robby?
(a) A rival gang.
(b) Rival dealers.
(c) Criminals coming to steal his heroin.
(d) Police.

9. What does John say happens to Robby when his appeals are turned down?
(a) He starts to do advocacy work.
(b) He sinks into depression and stops working.
(c) He becomes angry and combative.
(d) He loses motivation to keep taking classes.

10. What does Robby say people in the ghetto valued?
(a) Good times.
(b) Race pride.
(c) Family.
(d) Hard work.

11. What does Robby realize he has to do if he is going to reap any rewards?
(a) Advocate.
(b) Pray.
(c) Work.
(d) Fast.

12. Why did Robby, Mike and Cecil leave this place?
(a) They ran out of money.
(b) The cops were on their tails.
(c) Something was not right with the guy they met there.
(d) They couldn't sell the televisions.

13. What is Robby's degree in?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Literature.
(d) Engineering.

14. When did the other guys get away?
(a) When the truck began to pull out.
(b) When the truck got in an accident.
(c) At a red light.
(d) When Robby, Mike and Cecil got home.

15. How does Robby characterize the people he worked with?
(a) Tortured kids.
(b) Dangerous felons.
(c) Space cadets.
(d) Unstable junkies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robby say he wishes people knew?

2. Where does Robby plan to go, after Chicago?

3. Who helps Robby, Mike and Cecil out after the heist?

4. What makes John angry during his visit with Robby?

5. Why did Robby go to this place?

(see the answer keys)

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