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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard tell Sasha in one of his letters about routinely writing to them?
(a) He will not write again.
(b) He will write twice per week.
(c) He will write once per month.
(d) He will write once per year.

2. What does Jasmine tell Richard he should not have done with the police after he was interviewed by them?
(a) Thought of them as friends.
(b) Talked to them without talking to her, his father, or a lawyer.
(c) Eaten the food they gave him.
(d) Been aggressive with them.

3. Who created the super-predator theory?
(a) John J. Dilulio Jr.
(b) Michael Henderson.
(c) Mark Rebards.
(d) Frederick Walton.

4. What does Kaprice do in Part IV to try to help healing at Oakland High?
(a) Hold a restorative justice circle.
(b) Hold another fundraiser.
(c) Have a rally.
(d) Have a bake sale.

5. What is the date of Sasha's first surgery?
(a) November 6, 2013.
(b) November 20, 2013.
(c) November 2, 2013.
(d) November 8, 2013.

6. Which college is Sasha accepted into in Part IV?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) MIT.
(d) Harvard.

7. What did many banners posted in Oakland High in support of Sasha say?
(a) NO H8.
(b) LOVE = EQUALITY.
(c) We Love Sasha.
(d) We Support Sasha.

8. Whose actions prompt a restorative justice circle at Oakland High in the fall of 2015?
(a) Cherie.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Richard.
(d) Merry.

9. What color sweatshirt does Richard get issued at juvenile detention?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

10. What kind of evidence do the police tell Richard they have against him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Witness reports.
(c) Audio.
(d) Video.

11. Where is Richard booked in in Part III?
(a) Alameda County Juvenile Hall.
(b) Michaels County Prison.
(c) Cooks County Prison.
(d) Oakland-Rickston Jail.

12. Which of Jasmine's sisters accompanies her to the courtroom in the section titled Cruel and Unusual?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Juliette.
(d) Laurene.

13. Where do the students from both Maybeck and Oakland schools march?
(a) Along the 57 bus route.
(b) In the California state capital.
(c) To city hall in Oakland.
(d) In Washington.

14. What does Richard tell the police about his feelings towards gay people?
(a) He says he does not care either way if someone is straight or gay.
(b) He says he loves gay people.
(c) He says he can not stand gay people.
(d) He says he does not hate gay people but that he is very homophobic, and this is a contradiction.

15. Why does Richard's lawyer delay in sending his letters to Sasha?
(a) He thought it would upset Sasha.
(b) His letters admit guilt, and he could not send them until the case was resolved.
(c) He thought it would upset Richard.
(d) He did not think they were legible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sasha go to their senior dance with?

2. What do psychologists call times of intense emotions or stress?

3. Why is Richard afraid to smile at his mother in the courtroom?

4. What do students, teachers, and staff at Maybeck do to show support for Sasha?

5. Who did Nancy O'Malley's desk once belong to?

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