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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was it before Mike met up with Robby and Cecil?

2. How did the cops know to look for this person?

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

4. What does John say Robby displays that he himself does not think he could display?

5. What does John say happens in Pittsburgh in summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robby characterize his work with autistic kids?

2. How does John characterize Robby's relationship with Omar?

3. What did Robby and Cecil argue about?

4. How did Robby and his crew pull off the robbery?

5. How did Robby come to believe that Stavros had a gun?

6. Describe Robby's graduation.

7. What did Robby and Michael Dukes and Cecil Rice do sloppily while they were getting away?

8. Who was Red Murphy?

9. What does Robby say about educate for prisoners?

10. How does John describe Robby's drug deal in Detroit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is John's relationship with his blackness? When does he feel most black? When does he feel least black? What does his experience tell us about being black in America? How is his relationship with his blackness different from Robby's?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast John and Robby's methods of speaking out. What do they say, when they have a chance? What are they prevented from saying? What does this tell us about the options black men have, for speaking up?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast John and Robby. How are they similar? How are they different? In what way are they one man? In what way are they two very different men?

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