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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. In Chapter 9, how old does Quan say that he was when he quit caring?

2. In Chapter 7, what is the name of Quan's new counselor?

3. In Chapter 7, where was the maximum-security facility where Vernell was interred?

4. In Chapter 9, what race is the DA?

5. How many freshmen including Justyce were selected to the newest class of the Yale Debate Association?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Justyce call a meeting, and who attends?

2. What does Quan say about his confession?

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

4. How is Quan described at the meeting Justyce calls in Chapter 8?

5. What happened at Martel's birthday party in 2017?

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

7. What do Justyce, Jared, and SJ decide to do?

8. Who is Quan's lawyer in Chapter 8, and how is he described him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Quan notices that the detention center is filled with kids who have brown or Black skin like he does. The white kids get lesser sentences. What does Quan feel about the sentence that he got for stealing a phone? What sentence did a white kid get for stabbing his father? Why does Quan think race affects sentencing? What is revealed about systemic racism through the sentences that Quan and other African-American boys get?

Essay Topic 3

Quan believes that the connections in his life have affected the choices he has made. Why does Quan lack positive connections in his life after his father is arrested? How has he seen the advantages of having positive connections in someone’s life? Why does Quan believe that the negative connections in his life have affected the choices he has made?

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