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

2. Mr. Bloomberg tried to ban the sale of what beverage?

3. How does Dasani get to school?

4. Miss Hester can best be described as what?

5. What race is Miss Hester?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when a child parentifies themselves?

4. What role does drug addiction play in Dasani’s situation?

5. How has Dasani’s school experience changed since the start of term?

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

7. What responsibilities does Dasani have in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the factors that caused Dasani to leave Hershey? What, if anything, could have prevented that outcome?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of positive role models and their impact on Dasani’s life—especially African-American women like Faith Hester, the Brooklyn school teacher, or Julie Williams, the therapist at Milton Hershey School.

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