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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 is the name of the neighborhood that Melo is in when Justyce finds her drunk?

2. In Part One, Pages 1-45, how many black kids are in the school that Justyce attends?

3. In Part One, Pages 1-45, how many times is Justyce hit in the head?

4. In Part One, Pages 46-84, how far away does SJ say that she and Justyce will be from one another when they are in college?

5. In Part One, Pages 46-84, why does Justyce barely notice Christmas and New Year's?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One, Pages 1-45, what do Manny's parents do for a living?

2. In Part One, Pages 46-84, how does Justyce describe the only white person that Trey interacts with?

3. Why does Blake get hit at the party, and who hits him?

4. In Part One, Pages 46-84, what does Trey say when he learns that Justyce has been accepted to Yale?

5. In Part One, Pages 1-45, what does SJ say about her great-grandparents?

6. In Part One, Pages 45-84, why does Justyce say that he cannot fall for SJ?

7. In Part One, Pages 45-84, what assumption does Jared make when he hears that Justyce has been accepted to Yale?

8. In Justyce's letter to Dr. King on December 13, why does Justyce compare what his life is like lately to climbing a mountain?

9. In Part One, Pages 46-84, what is the topic Justyce and SJ choose for the debate tournament, and where do they place during the tournament?

10. In Part One, Pages 46-84, why does Justyce tell Manny that he and SJ are just friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is told through a narrator with letters and transcripts from news stories inserted into the narrative. What is the main point of view of the novel? How does the point of view affect what readers know about events and characters?

Essay Topic 2

The Riverses give Justyce a family watch. Why do the Riverses give Justyce a family watch? What does the watch symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Justyce has always thought that if he worked hard, he could overcome racial inequality. What happens to make Justyce wonder if he can overcome racial inequality? What do his role models of Doc and Mr. Rivers reveal about working hard and racial inequality? Why does Justyce realize that he will always face inequality because of the color of his skin?

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