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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. What was the name of the police officer who died the night of Martel's birthday party?

2. In Chapter 7, how many months of house arrest was Martel given for a probation violation?

3. What did Martel sell?

4. In Chapter 7, what did Quan find in a shoebox that belonged to Dwight?

5. Who does Quan remember were at his house when the cops came to arrest him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What position did Quan have when he joined Martel's organization, and why did he almost immediately get another assignment?

2. Why did Doc help Quan get a new counselor, and how does she help him?

3. How did Quan learn that Dwight died?

4. Who meets with the DA in Chapter 9, and what does the DA agree to do?

5. In Chapter 8, during the meeting Justyce calls, what does Mrs. Friedman say about ballistics?

6. What initiation did Quan have when he joined Martel's organization?

7. In Chapter 6, what was Martel's organization and how was it constructed?

8. In Chapter 8, what news does Quan's lawyer have for him?

9. In Chapter 6, what would Quan do when Dwight came in drunk and went on a rampage?

10. Why did Quan get called to the principal's office in Chapter 6?

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

Quan does not communicate with his father after his arrest. What type of relationship did Quan and his father have before Vernell was arrested? Why did their relationship deteriorate and they did not communicate? How did they begin communicating again? How does the relationship change in the book?

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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