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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, what percent of teachers at Braselton are PhDs?

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

3. In Part One, Pages 46-84, what does SJ smell like when she and Justyce are choosing a topic for the debate tournament?

4. In Part One, Pages 1-45, what does Justyce smell on the cop's breath?

5. In Part One, Pages 1-45, when does Justyce say that he studied about Dr. King?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. In Part One, Pages 1-44, what condition is Melo Taylor in, and why does Justyce go find her?

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

7. What happens as Justyce is putting Melo in the back seat of her car?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justyce compares his encounter with the police to the shooting of Tavarrius Jenkins. What is similar and dissimilar about the events? How does the situation begin a political awakening in Justyce?

Essay Topic 2

Justyce and Manny realize that there is something wrong with a society that discriminates against young black men. How do Justyce and Manny come to realize that there is something wrong with society? What do they realize is their responsibility?

Essay Topic 3

Justyce choses Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a mentor. Why would Justyce choose Dr. King as a role model?

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