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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 color sweatshirt does Richard get issued at juvenile detention?
2. How much of Sasha's body did the doctor estimate the burns covered?
3. Who does Richard want to talk to about what happened with Sasha before anyone else in Part III?
4. Which friend of Sasha's calls Sasha's father to find out if they are alright?
5. What club does Sasha attend after her first day back at school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sasha feel they were misrepresented in the media coverage of the attack?
2. Who is one of the first people Richard wants to tell about what happened on the 57 bus and why?
3. What distinction does Richard's lawyer draw between other hate crimes and the crime Richard committed?
4. 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?
5. Do you think it was fair of authorities to charge Richard with a hate crime?
6. How do many of the people who know Richard best react to the news of his crime?
7. How does Sasha express their feelings about Richard in Part IV?
8. Why does Andrew avoid visiting Sasha in the hospital?
9. How does Sasha feel after they first arrive in the emergency room in Part III?
10. What is some of the worst pain Sasha experiences as a result of the attack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What were some of the challenges and setbacks in Richard's early life that he struggled with that led up to his actions on the 57 Bus? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support 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
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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