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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. Through which program does Richard get a job in Part II?

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

3. How old is Richard's mother when he is born?

4. What is the meaning of the word androgynous?

5. Why does Debbie think the people who set Sasha on fire did it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sasha choose the name Sasha?

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

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

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

5. What was the main point of the Index Card Game?

6. Why does Richard spend a year in a juvenile detention center in Part II?

7. How does Sasha deal with their bathroom problem at school?

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

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

10. What conclusion does Karl come to about the attack he suffers in 1987?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Sasha's close friends - Michael, Healy, Teah, and Ian - feel about Sasha's non-conforming gender identity? Write an essay explaining 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 are some of the conflicting emotions Jasmine, Richard's mother, feels about Richard's crime and the way his court case proceeds? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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