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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes John think he did an unwise thing in bringing Robby to his home?
(a) He is afraid that he'll want to leave his wife to go with Robby.
(b) He doesn't trust Johnny-Boy.
(c) He can't risk his position or reputation.
(d) He is afraid of being tried as an accomplice.

2. What news does John get at the beginning of the book?
(a) His brother has received a life sentence.
(b) His brother has just finished school.
(c) His brother has murdered a man.
(d) His brother has shown up at his mother's house.

3. What shade of black does John say he and his siblings are?
(a) Medium dark.
(b) Very dark.
(c) Light.
(d) Almost white.

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

5. Why was Robby expelled from school?
(a) For beating a student.
(b) For stealing.
(c) For beating up a cop.
(d) For talking about black power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John's family live?

2. Who does John say he had to adjust to in college?

3. What is it the prisoners notice about children, according to John?

4. How does John characterize his feeling about his brother?

5. What can't a prisoner do, no matter what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John say Jamila knows of Robby?

2. How does John say Robby changed his mother?

3. How does Robby characterize himself as a young man?

4. How does John characterize the freedom gained by escaping from a situation or place?

5. What does John say about his wife and daughter?

6. Who travels to the prison to visit Robby?

7. How does John say he and his family act when they get to the penitentiary?

8. How does John treat the prisoners?

9. What happened after Robby's arrest?

10. Why does John say it might have been a mistake to bring Robby home with him?

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