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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4- 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two ways does Robbie's grandfather tell him he will respond to his question about what to do about his friend?
(a) As a citizen and a grandfather.
(b) As a citizen and as a friend.
(c) As a loyalists and as a free man.
(d) As a nationalist and as a loyalist.

2. What does Robbie's grandfather call a particular time when he could have been more proactive?
(a) The age of fake news.
(b) The age of ignorance.
(c) The revolutionary era.
(d) The critical period.

3. What did Robbie do when his sister lost her scarf during a family trip?
(a) He jumped in the water and found it.
(b) He laughed.
(c) He bought her a new one.
(d) He knitted her a new one.

4. What does Robbie's grandfather say they are "sheltering...through a dark period" (6)?
(a) An innocent person.
(b) A hoard of money.
(c) A puzzle piece.
(d) A trace of fire.

5. Whose "situation [may] be made worse" (5) according to Robbie's grandfather at the end of his letter?
(a) J.'s as well as Robbie's whole family.
(b) Robbie alone.
(c) Only J.'s.
(d) The entire country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Robbie's grandparents pay little attention to the TV news despite it being bleak?

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say about J. at the end of the letter?

3. What word does Robbie's grandfather use to describe Robbie when telling him he is lucky to have a grandson like him?

4. What health issues was Robbie's grandfather just beginning to deal with during the critical period?

5. What does Robbie's grandfather say everyone is sick of hearing?

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