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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. Who is Jake?
(a) John's son.
(b) Robby's son.
(c) Judy's brother.
(d) John and Robby's brother.

2. What was Robby's personality as a child?
(a) He was introspective and moody.
(b) He always wanted to have fun.
(c) He was easy-going and duplicitous.
(d) He was the loner in the family.

3. What does John say it is dangerous to drive through the Homewood Avenue district?
(a) Potholes.
(b) Gun violence.
(c) Winding streets.
(d) Crime.

4. Where did John go to school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Penn State.
(d) UPenn.

5. What does John say Garth's death represents for Robby?
(a) The end of faith.
(b) A commitment to hostility toward the prison.
(c) An awakening.
(d) A new beginning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say he wishes he had done the first time Robby was arrested?

2. What does John notice about the prisoners?

3. What does John say he does not like about the visit?

4. What was funny about John's trip to Maine with Robby?

5. How many siblings doe John have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John treat the prisoners?

2. How are Jamila and Robby related in John's mind?

3. Who travels to the prison to visit Robby?

4. How does John characterize the prisoners?

5. How does John say he and his family are treated at the penitentiary?

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

7. Describe John's visit with Robby.

8. How does John characterize the drive to the penitentiary?

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

10. Where does John say Robby has a place in Jamila's life?

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