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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 does Justyce think he will be paranoid about in college?

2. In Part One, Pages 46-84, where is SJ going to college?

3. In Part One, Pages 46-84, what color suit does SJ wear to the debate tournament?

4. In Part One, Pages 1-45 on what date is the letter that Justyce writes Martin Luther King, Jr., (calling him Martin) and introduces himself?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Justyce consider doing when Melo does not cooperate with him when he tries to put her in her car?

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

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

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

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

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

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 45-84, what assumption does Jared make when he hears that Justyce has been accepted to Yale?

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

Various characters are victims of injustice in the novel. What characters face injustice? How do these characters deal with injustice? What is revealed about characters through the way that they face injustice?

Essay Topic 3

Most of the students at Braselton Prep are wealthy and white. How does being wealthy and white insulate those students from broader social issues? Why do students like Jared and his friends find it difficult to believe that inequality still exists?

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