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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 Part One, Pages 46-84, on the morning of the debate tournament, how long has it been since Justyce broke up with Melo?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of the policeman who arrests Justyce?

4. In Part One, Pages 1-45, how many hours is Justyce in handcuffs?

5. In Part One, Pages 46-84, how long have Justyce and SJ been debate partners?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One, Pages 1-45, why does Justyce ask Manny to play a different video game?

2. In Part One, Pages 46-84, how are things between SJ and Justyce after the debate?

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

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

5. 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?

6. In Part One, Pages 45-84, what does Justyce say about leaving the party when he talks to SJ?

7. In Part One, Pages 1-45, why does Jared complain about his teacher for his Societal Evolution class?

8. In Part One, Pages 45-84, how do the scores that Jared and Justyce got on the SAT and ACT compare, and how does Jared feel about the scores?

9. What does Justyce ask in his letter to Martin dated September 18?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justyce has been in a relationship with Melo, but he also likes SJ, his debate partner. How are the relationships that Melo and SJ have with Justyce similar and dissimilar? Which relationship is more healthy for Justyce and why?

Essay Topic 2

Justyce is afraid to follow through on his feeling for SJ. Why is Justyce reluctant to follow through on his feelings for SJ? What do his reasons for not pursuing the relationship reveal about prejudice and interracial relationships?

Essay Topic 3

This quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. begins the novel, “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.” What does the author seem to imply by using that quote in the epigraph? Is that quote revealed to be true or false in the novel?

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