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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. Who does Karl write a letter to in Part IV?
(a) His extended family.
(b) Parents and staff at Sequoia Elementary.
(c) City Council.
(d) The President of the United States.

2. What does Sasha ask friends not to bring to the hospital?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Games.
(d) Flowers.

3. Who confirmed to Jasmine that Richard had been arrested?
(a) Kaprice.
(b) Richard's father.
(c) Lloyd.
(d) Gerald.

4. What does a stranger drop off for Sasha on their first day in the hospital?
(a) A bouquet of silk flowers.
(b) A craft project.
(c) A jigsaw puzzle.
(d) A book.

5. What does Jasmine say to herself in the elevator at Richard's court appearance on November 23?
(a) She knows the justice system will be fair.
(b) God is good.
(c) Her sister is looking down on them.
(d) She has given up hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Richard want to talk to about what happened with Sasha before anyone else in Part III?

2. Who is the science teacher at Maybeck High?

3. How long after his arrest did the D.A.'s office release Richard's name to the media?

4. Which college is Sasha accepted into in Part IV?

5. What objection does Jasmine have about the way the police treated Richard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Sasha's parents feel about Richard in Part IV?

2. How does Sasha feel going to their senior dance in Part IV?

3. Do you think it was fair of authorities to charge Richard with a hate crime?

4. Who is one of the first people Richard wants to tell about what happened on the 57 bus and why?

5. What are some of the most common emotions burn patients feel in the hospital, according to Slater?

6. How did the super-predator theory devised by John J. Dilulio Jr. pave the way for some states to start charging juveniles as adults?

7. What profile do most people who commit hate-crimes fit?

8. How does Sasha express their feelings about Richard in Part IV?

9. Why does Andrew avoid visiting Sasha in the hospital?

10. Why is Amy Wilder's revelation so powerful for the group that Kaprice gathers in Part IV?

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