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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. What is Chanel's caseworker nickname?

2. How many New Yorkers are living near or below the poverty line?

3. What does Chanel have to prove at the end of Chapter 12?

4. What is Dasani's ritual at school?

5. Where is the wine shop located where Chanel gets a drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of institution is Hershey? What sets it apart from other universities?

2. What is the Five Percent Nation?

3. What happens when a child parentifies themselves?

4. In Chapter 13, where does Chanel meet Supreme when they first see each other?

5. What are the family’s goals in Chapter 10?

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

7. What aspects of Elliott's reporting differ from conventional journalism?

8. What was Supreme's childhood like in Chapter 9?

9. What are the indications of income inequality in Dasani’s neighborhood? Be detailed.

10. What school does Dasani go to in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does achieving conventional success require Dasani to disconnect from her family, culture, or identity? Is that a price worth paying, or even a fair price to ask?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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