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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 does Robbie's grandfather liken the both of them to at the end of the story?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) Martians.
(c) Neanderthals.
(d) Cave people.

2. What types of things did Robbie's grandparents do at first during the critical period?
(a) Wrote their senators and donated money.
(b) Watched the news more.
(c) Organized marches.
(d) Ran for office.

3. Why does Robbie's grandfather say he is "touched" (3)?
(a) Robbie wrote him in his time of need.
(b) Robbie said he loved him in his email.
(c) Robbie visited him on Easter.
(d) Robbie's mother still calls every day.

4. How does Robbie's grandfather close the letter?
(a) Love you to the moon and back.
(b) With much love.
(c) Yours truly.
(d) My heart is with you.

5. What "crude metaphor" (4) does Robbie's grandfather use to describe the president's behavior?
(a) A dinner guest vomiting after the meal.
(b) Somebody urinated on a bathroom rug.
(c) Somebody having a public bowel movement at a dinner party.
(d) Somebody picking their nose at a meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Christmas gift from Robbie were his grandparents using the morning the letter was written?

2. What does Robbie's grandfather admit to having in response to the last part of Robbie's email?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say M. "should have done" if following "their way of thinking" (2)?

4. What is one of the significant memories Robbie's grandfather mentions in his letter?

5. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the person responsible for disrupting "something so noble and time-tested and seemingly strong" (4)?

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