Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which Bible store does Richard particularly like?
2. Who prosecutes Richard's case?
3. Who treated Sasha at the hospital?
4. What does Jasmine say to herself in the elevator at Richard's court appearance on November 23?
5. Who does Sasha go to their senior dance with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Slater's explanation for the fact that police put suspects in a video room for the first 24 hours of incarceration after being booked for a serious crime?
2. How does Sasha feel about being hugged by Richard's family?
3. Do you think it was fair of authorities to charge Richard with a hate crime?
4. Why are Sasha's friends so shocked that such a horrific crime could happen to Sasha?
5. How do Sasha's parents feel about Richard in Part IV?
6. How do many of the people who know Richard best react to the news of his crime?
7. Why does Andrew avoid visiting Sasha in the hospital?
8. Why does Sasha feel they were misrepresented in the media coverage of the attack?
9. How does Sasha feel after they first arrive in the emergency room in Part III?
10. How does saving Sasha change Dan Gale's life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does James B. Jacobs, the director of New York University's Center for Research in Crime and Justice, think is the contradiction inhere in the same groups of people advocating for hate-crimes legislation and advocating against mass incarceration? (174). Do you think Jacobs' arguments are compelling and reasonable? Write an essay explaining why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Why do some of Richard's friends and teachers from Oakland High School worry that the press and the community might be getting an inaccurate picture of Richard and his intentions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your opinions.
|
This section contains 685 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
