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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 would never do and thinks Robbie would never do either?
(a) Protest.
(b) Arm himself.
(c) Write his senators.
(d) Become a Republican.

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

3. What does Robbie's grandmother say in the dream his grandfather had about her which he writes in his letter?
(a) Let's get the hell out of here.
(b) Let us think of what we must do.
(c) Let us not overreact.
(d) Let us pray.

4. What simple act does Robbie's grandfather say is "doing much good" (6) as far as he is concerned?
(a) Rising in the morning.
(b) Sleeping in the evening.
(c) Going to work.
(d) Reading a book.

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

6. Why did Robbie's grandparents pay little attention to the TV news despite it being bleak?
(a) They figured someone would come along to set things straight.
(b) They could not really hear what was going on from the other room.
(c) They assumed much of the news on TV was fake.
(d) They figured there was nothing they could do about it.

7. What does Robbie's grandfather say those on the "other side" were "Ignorant of" (5)?
(a) Their own ignorance.
(b) Their immortality.
(c) Their own history.
(d) Their own power.

8. What post-election acts did Robbie's grandparents find unsurprising?
(a) Celebrations.
(b) Pardons.
(c) Protests.
(d) Gerrymandering.

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

10. 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.

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

12. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the person responsible for disrupting "something so noble and time-tested and seemingly strong" (4)?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Impish.
(c) Oafish.
(d) Clownish.

13. What did Robbie's grandparents do every evening at the dining-room table for a while?
(a) Jigsaw puzzles.
(b) Debate politics.
(c) Write letters to their congressmen.
(d) Play bridge.

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

15. What is Robbie's grandfather sure Robbie would say he would have done during the critical period?
(a) Given up.
(b) Moved.
(c) Fought.
(d) Run for office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbie's grandfather say the system as he and his wife knew it was like?

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say they are "sheltering...through a dark period" (6)?

3. Why did Robbie's grandparents stop cursing Republican Senators or suggesting someone organize a march?

4. Whose "situation [may] be made worse" (5) according to Robbie's grandfather at the end of his letter?

5. In what way does Robbie's grandfather say they can help him if need be at the end of his letter?

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