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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 cousin of Richard's shows up at his second court appearance?
(a) Bill.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Lloyd.
(d) Regis.

2. What do the interviewing officers report as one reason Richard lit Sasha's skirt on fire?
(a) They wrote he did it because he was jealous.
(b) They wrote he did it because his cousin told him to.
(c) They wrote he did it because he needed money and intended to rob Sasha.
(d) They wrote that he did it because he is homophobic.

3. Who is the science teacher at Maybeck High?
(a) Shyam Sundar.
(b) Loren Saunders.
(c) Michael Healy.
(d) Henderson Rathers.

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

5. Who is the Alameda County D.A.?
(a) Frederick Warren.
(b) Jennifer Alexander.
(c) Marsha Mosby.
(d) Nancy O'Malley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sasha ask friends not to bring to the hospital?

2. Who is one of the men who saved Sasha on the bus?

3. What is not allowed for burn victims to have in their hospital rooms?

4. What color sweatshirt does Richard get issued at juvenile detention?

5. About how many people charged with hate crimes are members of an organized hate group?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does saving Sasha change Dan Gale's life?

3. Why is there such a delay in Richard's writing a letter to Sasha and Sasha receiving the letter?

4. Why are Sasha's friends so shocked that such a horrific crime could happen to Sasha?

5. What do the police questioning Richard tell him about the evidence they have against him?

6. What does Richard tell his mother Jasmine about forgiving and forgetting?

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

8. How do many of the people who know Richard best react to the news of his crime?

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

10. What distinction does Richard's lawyer draw between other hate crimes and the crime Richard committed?

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