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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, who is pressing charges against Manny?
2. In Part Two, Pages 123-164, what does SJ wear to Manny's funeral?
3. Who was in the coach's office in Part One, Pages 84-120, when Manny said he wanted to quite basketball?
4. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, how many surgeries did Justyce have to have to regain feeling in his fingertips?
5. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, who does Justyce remember had to be escorted from his hospital room?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, what do Manny's parents give Justyce?
2. In Part One, Pages 85-120, what did Manny say to get Doc to go see Justyce on Saturday morning?
3. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, what does Quan say that he learned when he was in juvie the second time when he was 14?
4. In Part One, Pages, 85-120, what does Manny's dad talk about with Manny and Justyce?
5. In Part One, Pages 85-120, what does Manny say about what he did Saturday night?
6. In Part One, Pages, 85-120, how does Doc say that Justyce can thrive?
7. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, how does Justyce get a new car?
8. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, what photo of Justyce is shown on the news, and how is it interpreted?
9. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, why does Mr. Rivers lose his job?
10. In Part Two: Pages 123-164, how do people rally for Manny and Justyce?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Mr. Rivers loses his job, he explains the meaning of “civil disobedience” (157) before he leaves his office. What is civil disobedience? What does civil disobedience have to do with Mr. Rivers’ actions and why he lost his job?
Essay Topic 2
The novel is a story of Justyce’s internal journey to find meaning in life. How does Justyce look for meaning in his life? How does this journey to find meaning help him mature and come of age in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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