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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Robbie's grandfather say he has been in touch with, though he does not think it will help?
(a) M.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) J.
(d) The president.

4. What does the letter writer call the recipient in the first line of "Love Letter"?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Son.
(c) Chap.
(d) Kid.

5. 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 should leave the country.
(c) He was treated unfairly.
(d) He got what he deserved.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did Robbie's grandfather meet the friends he speaks of in his letter?

4. What word does Robbie's grandfather use to say he has a lot of life experience?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Robbie's grandfather's friends R. and K. say about the florist who did not disclose his friend's voting past when asked?

2. What do readers learn about J. at the start of the story?

3. What happens while Robbie's grandfather is writing the letter while sitting with his wife?

4. What do we learn about M. and G. at the start of the story?

5. What does Robbie's grandfather say of the "other stuff" (3) that occurs between the special moments he recalls?

6. Why does Robbie's grandfather write him a letter in response to his email?

7. What story does Robbie's grandfather tell about the letters and wrote to the newspaper and what happened as a result?

8. What initials does Robbie's grandfather use in his letter and why?

9. What does Robbie's grandfather say happened to the lawyer who was once "a prince of a guy" (2)?

10. Why is Robbie's grandfather flattered Robbie wrote him during this time? Why is he unable to be upset by anything Robbie said in his email?

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