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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dasani's therapist at Hershey?
(a) Karen.
(b) Anna.
(c) Julie.
(d) Miss Heimer.

2. At the end of Chapter 27, what is Chanel's phone call about?
(a) That there are drugs available on the street.
(b) That Dasani has made it into Hershey and will enroll at the boarding school.
(c) That Dasani lied to her.
(d) That Dasani has not made it into Hershey boarding school.

3. What movie is Dasani watching in the Hershey School theater?
(a) Streetcar Named Desire.
(b) Lilo and Stitch.
(c) Unbroken.
(d) Nemo.

4. How many days does Chanel have to enroll in a new drug rehabilitation program?
(a) 30.
(b) 5.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

5. Which characters is the last to be picked up by ACS?
(a) Toya.
(b) Lee-Lee.
(c) Dasani.
(d) Supreme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chanel's new job?

2. Why does Dasani feel completely helpless?

3. What is Dasani's new favorite class?

4. What do the ACS workers tell Dasani at school?

5. Who does Judge Lim grant child custody to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dasani’s path to becoming the first member of her family to graduate from high school symbolizes what?

2. In Chapter 24, where is the new shelter where Dasani has to move into?

3. What does it mean to have a home for Dasani? Is it just a roof overhead or something more? Explain.

4. What is the function of Partnership with Children? How effective is it?

5. How do readers see multigenerational poverty in this book?

6. What are Chanel and Supreme’s reasons for not looking for an apartment in Chapter 22?

7. What is the irony of the Welfare System in Chapter 40?

8. What does the imagery of water represent in the book in Chapter 36?

9. In Chapter 38, what is Dasani staring at in the mock courtroom?

10. What is gentrification?

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