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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. In 2012, how many people were killed in Oakland?

2. Who is Richard with when he gets robbed at gunpoint in Part II?

3. What is Sasha's middle name?

4. What is the meaning of the word asexual?

5. Who is Richard's cousin that he is with on the day of the attack on Sasha?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kaprice gently refuse to let Richard call her mom?

2. How does Kaprice come to complete her own education and become a professional?

3. What experiences did Debbie have with her clothing being policed in the late 1960s as a student?

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

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

6. Why does Sasha choose the name Sasha?

7. How does Richard meet Kaprice?

8. Why does Cherie get upset when talking about her high school friends?

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

10. What surprises Kaprice about Richard's request to join her program?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley decide to prosecute Richard as an adult? Do you think this decision was fair to Richard? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What is the process of restorative justice? Do you think Sasha's and Richard's families - and Sasha and Richard themselves - would have benefitted from a restorative justice process? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Kaprice Wilson's own experiences growing up in Oakland, and beinn romantically involved with Lil' Jerry, tell the reader about the atmosphere in Oakland for young black people coming of age there? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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