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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. Dasani's attendance is being closely tracked by whom?

2. What is the Five Percent Nation?

3. Chanel and Supreme talked of starting a youth center that would teach the Five Percent ethos known as what?

4. What race is Miss Hester?

5. Kenneth Durieux, a caseworker, is charged with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dasani want to attend the Milton Hershey school?

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

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

4. What is the Five Percent Nation?

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

6. In Chapter 1, who is the article about?

7. What are some difficulties the family faces in Chapter 10?

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

9. What extracurricular activities at Hershey does Dasani enjoy?

10. What people, other than Desani, are involved in the novel? What are their relationships?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What surprised you the most about Dasani’s story?

Essay Topic 3

Does proximity to wealth make Dasani’s life better or more difficult?

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