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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. Where was Robby arrested?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) California.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Colorado.

2. When did John realize the effect of Garth's death on Robby?
(a) In childhood.
(b) A long time ago.
(c) When Robby was arrested.
(d) Recently.

3. Why did John's father move to Pittsburgh?
(a) He was joining some family members there.
(b) Employment in mining.
(c) To follow his wife's family.
(d) It was where his car broke down.

4. Where does the word 'jail' come from?
(a) Chain.
(b) Trap.
(c) Torture.
(d) Cage.

5. What is it that unites almost all the prisoners?
(a) They are young.
(b) They are old.
(c) They are tattooed.
(d) They are black.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John measure Robby's growth?

2. What does John say he feels about escaping to Wyoming?

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

4. Who is Jake?

5. What does John say freedom is related to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the style and format of 'Brothers and Keepers'.

2. How does John characterize the significance of Robby's birthday?

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

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

5. How does John treat the prisoners?

6. What kind of blackness was expected of John in college?

7. How does John characterize the prisoners?

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

9. What happened after Robby's arrest?

10. Why was Robby expelled from high school in 1968?

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