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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 does Kaprice's boyfriend call her in Part II?

2. Where does Kaprice's brother go to college?

3. Where did Sasha's class go for their school's annual camping trip in Part I?

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

5. Where was Karl jogging when he was the victim of a homophobic attack?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Richard meet Kaprice?

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

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

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

6. Why does Sasha choose the name Sasha?

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

8. What does the term genderqueer mean to Sasha?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Samantha's/Andrew's experience with the therapist in Part I affect their perception of their choices regarding gender identify? How does Samantha's/Andrew's conversation with Sasha about gender identity affect their perception of their choices regarding gender identity? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Richard's decision to ask Kaprice if he could join her school compliance program reveals about Richard's character and motivation? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Debbie say she wishes she had been able to read Richard's letters to the family before making the family's victim impact statement in court? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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