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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. After Quan's third arrest, how many days did he get sentenced in a youth detention center?

2. In Chapter 1, what did Quan remember promising to do for Dasia if she aced her spelling test?

3. Where did Justyce's father serve in the military?

4. How old was Quan's sister Dasia in 2010?

5. How old was Liberty when she first got locked up for breaking a girl's arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Quan begin writing Justyce in Chapter 1?

2. Why did Quan join the Black Jihad, and what did he say about its leader?

3. What did Quan get for stealing a phone, and what did White Boy Shawn get for stabbing his father?

4. In Chapter 3, why did Quan steal for the first time?

5. In 2010, why did Quan leave the house rather than trying to protect his mother from her abusive boyfriend?

6. What does Quan remember in Chapter 1 that he was doing when his father was arrested?

7. Who is Liberty Ayers, and why is Quan interested in her?

8. What does Quan remember in Chapter 2 about stealing a cell phone?

9. What did Quan and Justyce have in common when they met in 2010?

10. What incident does Quan remember that made him realize he had no control after his father's arrest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adrienne Friedman does not believe that using witnesses on the scene when Officer Castillo died would convince the court of Quan’s innocence. What do all the witnesses who were on the scene when Officer Castillo died have in common? Why would the police or attorneys be unlikely to believe their testimony? Why would there be implicit bias against them?

Essay Topic 2

Out of loyalty, Quan does not testify against Martel or his boys. Why does Quan feel loyalty to Martel and his boys? Why is he concerned about being loyal to them and associating with them when he is released? How does his sense of loyalty lead to an internal conflict for him?

Essay Topic 3

Justyce and Quan meet on a playground. What do Justyce and Quan have in common? Why do they become friends?

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