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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might the "loyalists" think J. did when she did not share with them information on G. and M.?
(a) She lost her citizenship.
(b) She did what was best for her country.
(c) She forfeited certain rights.
(d) She did the right thing.

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say he had written "in the early days" (3)?
(a) Letters to the editor.
(b) Personal essays.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Comic strips.

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say those in power think regarding being in this country?
(a) It is a privilege not a right.
(b) It is every citizen's duty to care for one another.
(c) It is the right of anyone who wants to be here.
(d) It is a privilege for those who can pay for it.

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

5. Which of Robbie's friends did he initially write to ask his grandfather about?
(a) J.
(b) G.
(c) K.
(d) M.

6. What did R. and K. think of what happened to the florist who did not tell his gym buddy about his friend's voting past?
(a) He should not have to tell anyone about someone else's business.
(b) He was treated unfairly.
(c) He got what he deserved.
(d) He should leave the country.

7. Who is the author of "Love Letter"?
(a) George Eliot.
(b) George Saunders.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) George Jefferson.

8. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the cop who pulled him over?
(a) Kindly.
(b) Young looking.
(c) Mean as can be.
(d) Old looking.

9. What does Robbie's grandfather say everyone is sick of hearing?
(a) They are a nation of justice.
(b) They are a nation of peace.
(c) They are a nation of laws.
(d) They are a nation of immigrants.

10. What does Robbie's grandfather beg him not to underestimate in his letter?
(a) The beauty of this moment.
(b) The power/ danger of this moment.
(c) J.'s strength and resourcefulness.
(d) The ruthlessness of those in authority.

11. What does Robbie's grandfather say M. "should have done" if following "their way of thinking" (2)?
(a) Let the authorities know about G.
(b) Fled the country.
(c) Turned herself in.
(d) Ratted on J.

12. What word does Robbie's grandfather use to describe Robbie when telling him he is lucky to have a grandson like him?
(a) Spectacular.
(b) Stellar.
(c) Stupendous.
(d) Sensational.

13. What did an officer say to Robbie's grandfather after pulling him over for no reason?
(a) Stay off the road.
(b) Stay off the computer.
(c) Stop reading the paper.
(d) Stay home and stay quiet.

14. What does Robbie's grandfather say regarding his friend G.?
(a) Que sera.
(b) Don't give up.
(c) That ship has sailed.
(d) Let bygones be bygones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather tell him you realize when you reach a certain age?

2. What two ways does Robbie's grandfather tell him he will respond to his question about what to do about his friend?

3. What happened to a lawyer Robbie's grandfather knew after opposing an "ouster of sitting judges" (2)?

4. How does Robbie's grandfather feel about the friends he discusses in his letter?

5. What does Robbie's grandfather assure Robbie regarding the last part of his email?

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