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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 84-120, what is Manny wearing when the guys are supposed to be going to Stone Mountain?

2. Where are Manny and Justyce stoped for a light in Part One, Pages 84-120, when they are yelled at?

3. What is the date of the letter that Justyce writes to King saying that Manny is gone in Part Two: Pages 123-164?

4. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, how long had Mr. River worked for Davidson Well Finacial Corporation before he resigned?

5. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, how old is the object that the Riverses give Justyce?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One, Pages 85-120, why does Manny quite the basketball team?

2. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, why does Jared smile when he sees that SJ is wearing green nail polish?

3. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, why does Justyce decide not to work with Martel and his gang?

4. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, how does Justyce get a new car?

5. In Part One, Pages 85-120, what does Doc say about his school days?

6. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, what photo of Justyce is shown on the news, and how is it interpreted?

7. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, what does Jared decide to do about the photo that is being circulated with Justyce in the thug costume?

8. In Part One, Pages 85-120, what does Manny say about what he did Saturday night?

9. Why is Manny upset in Part One, Pages 85-120, and how does that change his plans?

10. In Part One, Pages 85-120, what does Justyce say about his dad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Manny has had white friends most of his life, and he has ignored the slights and comments about race that he has heard. What slights and prejudice has Manny been exposed to? How has he been ignoring these slights? How do these prejudices build and cause Manny to change? What is revealed about the effect of microagressions on a person over a long period of time?

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