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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which friend is Richard with on the 57 bus the day of Sasha's attack?
(a) George.
(b) Jamal.
(c) Jason.
(d) Jerry.

2. What do many of Kaprice's students call her?
(a) Missy.
(b) Mom.
(c) Love.
(d) Aunt.

3. Why does Slater write that gravity works backwards in Oakland?
(a) The air is thinner in the mountains.
(b) There is an astronaut training camp there.
(c) The wildfires make strange air currents.
(d) Money flows uphill.

4. In 2012, how many people were killed in Oakland?
(a) 131.
(b) 204.
(c) 342.
(d) 849.

5. Who is Sasha's best friend starting in fifth grade?
(a) Terry.
(b) James.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Marlon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sasha's mother do for a living?

2. What is Sasha's mother's name?

3. Where is the group home Richard is living in when he hears about his good friend's death?

4. What did Cherie and Richard call their group of friends?

5. What game does Sasha love to play with their friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard decide to take a lighter to Sasha's skirt?

2. What does Slater say makes Oakland feel like a small town?

3. What do multiple people say Richard is really good at?

4. Why does Richard say he wants Kaprice to become friends with his mother?

5. How does Richard meet Kaprice?

6. What does Sasha's reaction to Samantha's revelation that she might be transgender mean to Samantha?

7. Why was Debbie angry about Sasha's refusal to use the bathroom at the gas station in Part I?

8. What does Kaprice mean to the students she helps?

9. What does the term genderqueer mean to Sasha?

10. What happens to Richard in Part II after he leaves juvenile detention that shakes him up and scares him?

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