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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. Fort Greene's city boundaries form the shape of what?

2. Dasani’s homeroom at McKinney has what phrase written on the walls?

3. When Chanel gave birth to Papa in 2007, the hospital detected what?

4. Who is June Sykes?

5. How many homeless children are in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of the characters' names in Chapter 13?

2. What responsibilities does Dasani have in Chapter 1?

3. What extracurricular activities at Hershey does Dasani enjoy?

4. What are Dasani’s goals in Chapter 11?

5. What do social workers represent to Dasani in Chapter 14?

6. Who is “the lost generation”?

7. Where does Dasani and her family live in Chapter 1? Describe this place and the neighborhood/school?

8. What is the Five Percent Nation?

9. What are some difficulties Dasani faces in Chapter 4?

10. What role does drug addiction play in Dasani’s situation in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elliott writes, “Dasani is well versed in city politics, not because she follows the news. She is simply forced to notice what other children miss.” How much did you know about your city’s politics when you were Dasani’s age? In what other ways is Dasani forced to grow up quickly?

Essay Topic 2

How did you feel at the end of the book? What kind of trajectory do you see for Dasani and her siblings?

Essay Topic 3

Should Chanel and Supreme have lost custody of their children? In what ways might the child-protection system help a family like Dasani’s? How does the system fall short, or even harm families?

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