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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. Why is Supreme being taken to criminal court?

2. Supreme dropped out of school to do what for a living?

3. What is the name of Dasani's roommate?

4. What do Dasani's siblings compare about their foster families?

5. Why does Chanel end up in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Michael Bloomberg's tenure as Mayor of New York City included an unfortunately conceived plan to purchase what item?

2. What is the Structural Racism in the novel, as shown in Chapter 40?

3. What role does school play in Dasani’s life in Chapter 23?

4. What is methadone? What purpose does it serve? Who funds it?

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

6. Later in Chapter 37, where do all of Dasani's siblings meet?

7. What is the fate of Khaliq in Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City?

8. Who is Miss Hester for Dasani?

9. What is symbolic about Dasani's graduation?

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

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

Dasani has developed an arsenal of skills to help her survive-from her command of household chores to her analysis of caseworkers’ vocal intonations and facial expressions. “None of these skills were captured on her report card,” Elliott notes. Should schools evaluate students solely on their academic performance or on a wider range of life skills?

Essay Topic 3

How does America’s history of racism and Black disenfranchisement intersect with the story of Dasani’s family? What government policies and social inequities have impacted this family over time?

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