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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. The Five Percenters believe that the black man is what?

2. Who is on a violent rampage in Chapter 39?

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

4. Who does the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) file a neglect petition against?

5. What does Dasani notice about the discipline at the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the function of Partnership with Children? How effective is it?

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

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

4. What are Chanel and Supreme’s reasons for not looking for an apartment in Chapter 22?

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

6. Dasani’s path to becoming the first member of her family to graduate from high school symbolizes what?

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

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

9. Who is Miss Hester for Dasani?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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