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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 is the tool used to complete Sasha's skin grafts in the hospital?

2. Who is the science teacher at Maybeck High?

3. What do students, teachers, and staff at Maybeck do to show support for Sasha?

4. What is the date of Sasha's first surgery?

5. How much does the online medical fund for Sasha raise?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the super-predator theory devised by John J. Dilulio Jr. pave the way for some states to start charging juveniles as adults?

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 is there such a delay in Richard's writing a letter to Sasha and Sasha receiving the letter?

5. What profile do most people who commit hate-crimes fit?

6. How does Sasha express their feelings about Richard in Part IV?

7. How does saving Sasha change Dan Gale's life?

8. Why does Andrew avoid visiting Sasha in the hospital?

9. What is some of the worst pain Sasha experiences as a result of the attack?

10. Why are Sasha's friends so shocked that such a horrific crime could happen to Sasha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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