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

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

3. What is Supreme's baby sister's name?

4. What is the name of the math teacher in Brooklyn?

5. What does Chanel promise to her kids when she returns to her family at Auburn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do readers see multigenerational poverty in this book?

2. In Chapter 24, where is the new shelter where Dasani has to move into?

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

4. What is the irony of the Welfare System in Chapter 40?

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

6. Who is Miss Hester for Dasani?

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

8. What is the “Knockout Game” and how does it enter into Dasani’s inspirational storyline?

9. What does it mean to have a home for Dasani? Is it just a roof overhead or something more? Explain.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Invisible Child complicate the popular American refrain that you should “pull yourself up by your bootstraps”? Does it also challenge the argument that government aid is the only solution to poverty?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Is Fort Greene one place or two separate neighborhoods? Discuss the upsides and downsides to gentrification, contrasting the wealthy part of Fort Greene with the area where Dasani lives.

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