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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Richard afraid to smile at his mother in the courtroom?
2. What do the interviewing officers report as one reason Richard lit Sasha's skirt on fire?
3. Whose actions prompt a restorative justice circle at Oakland High in the fall of 2015?
4. Which college is Sasha accepted into in Part IV?
5. When is Richard's second court appearance?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Richard tell his mother Jasmine about forgiving and forgetting?
2. What do the police questioning Richard tell him about the evidence they have against him?
3. What do some of Sasha's friends do to show support for Sasha after the attack?
4. What distinction does Richard's lawyer draw between other hate crimes and the crime Richard committed?
5. What are some of the most common emotions burn patients feel in the hospital, according to Slater?
6. Do you think it was fair of authorities to charge Richard with a hate crime?
7. Why is Slater's explanation for the fact that police put suspects in a video room for the first 24 hours of incarceration after being booked for a serious crime?
8. How does Sasha feel about being hugged by Richard's family?
9. Why are Sasha's friends so shocked that such a horrific crime could happen to Sasha?
10. How do many of the people who know Richard best react to the news of his crime?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the "super-predator" theory, and how did this theory change state policy across America during the 1990s, according to Slater? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What is the process of restorative justice? Do you think Sasha's and Richard's families - and Sasha and Richard themselves - would have benefitted from a restorative justice process? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Debbie say she wishes she had been able to read Richard's letters to the family before making the family's victim impact statement in court? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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