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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. What year was Karl the victim of a homophobic attack?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1987.

2. Who is Richard's mother?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Jane.
(d) Rachel.

3. Which of Richard's aunts was killed in 2006?
(a) Julia.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Raquelle.

4. Which friend is Richard with on the 57 bus the day of Sasha's attack?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Jamal.
(c) Jason.
(d) George.

5. Why does Slater write that gravity works backwards in Oakland?
(a) The air is thinner in the mountains.
(b) Money flows uphill.
(c) There is an astronaut training camp there.
(d) The wildfires make strange air currents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sasha call to take her to the hospital in Part II?

2. How many signatures does Sasha's White House petition get?

3. Which of Richard's close friends is killed in Part II?

4. Why does Debbie think the people who set Sasha on fire did it?

5. What do many of Kaprice's students call her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Slater say makes Oakland feel like a small town?

2. Why was Debbie angry about Sasha's refusal to use the bathroom at the gas station in Part I?

3. Why does Richard say he wants Kaprice to become friends with his mother?

4. Why does Sasha choose the name Sasha?

5. What does Kaprice mean to the students she helps?

6. Why does Richard decide to take a lighter to Sasha's skirt?

7. What was Sasha interested in even as a toddler and then well into their teenage life, according to their parents?

8. How does Skeet's death affect Richard?

9. What was the main point of the Index Card Game?

10. How does Kaprice come to complete her own education and become a professional?

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