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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. What was Sasha's name before they were known as Sasha?

2. What does Kaprice tell Richard he can call her?

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

4. Which of the following does Richard lose when his is robbed at gunpoint?

5. Which old friend of Richard's is happy to see him at Oakland HIgh School in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the term genderqueer mean to Sasha?

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

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

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

10. What does Sasha convince Karl to change about his kindergarten classroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of Karl's and Debbie's most significant worries for Sasha's safety as Sasha grows up? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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