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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather say he hopes Robbie will become one day?
(a) An old fart.
(b) An old sage.
(c) An old curmudgeon.
(d) An old fogy.

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

3. What does Robbie's grandfather "advise" and "implore"(5) him to do regarding J.?
(a) Pay for the best lawyer.
(b) Smuggle J. out of the country.
(c) Do everything in his power to get her out.
(d) Stay out of it.

4. Why did Robbie's grandparents stop cursing Republican Senators or suggesting someone organize a march?
(a) Because things started to get better.
(b) They were afraid of getting arrested.
(c) They began to agree with the Republicans.
(d) They felt it was pointless.

5. What does Robbie's grandfather say about J. at the end of the letter?
(a) Robbie was too good for her.
(b) She was a noble woman.
(c) He knew she was dishonest.
(d) She is a lovely person.

6. Why were Robbie's grandparents no longer able to muster "genuine outrage" (4) at what was going on in the country?
(a) They thought the media was overreacting.
(b) They liked the president.
(c) They were overwhelmed.
(d) They felt hopeful things were getting better.

7. What occurs to Robbie's grandfather regarding J. at the very end of his letter?
(a) She may have already fled.
(b) She may be a Republican.
(c) She may be a spy.
(d) She and Robbie may be lovers.

8. What does Robbie's grandfather recall J.'s dog's name as at the end of his letter?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Boozie.
(d) Bourbon.

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

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

11. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the moment when he woke from his dream and came back to the present time and place?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Sad.
(c) Preposterous.
(d) Joyous.

12. What does Robbie's grandfather say the system as he and his wife knew it was like?
(a) Cyanide.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Hydrogen.

13. In what way does Robbie's grandfather say they can help him if need be at the end of his letter?
(a) Robbie can stay with them.
(b) They can help Robbie leave the country.
(c) They can smuggle J. out of jail.
(d) They can send money.

14. Who became targeted after the election and the "deluge of pardons" (4)?
(a) Military personnel.
(b) Judges.
(c) The media.
(d) School teachers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather say he and his wife would have had to have been in order to make any change pre-election?

2. What simple act does Robbie's grandfather say is "doing much good" (6) as far as he is concerned?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say is easy to think when reading history books?

4. What post-election acts did Robbie's grandparents find unsurprising?

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

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