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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. How many phone calls does a person booked into juvenile hall get to make?

2. How long after his arrest did the D.A.'s office release Richard's name to the media?

3. What does Jasmine regret not getting Richard tested for earlier in his life?

4. Who does Richard want to talk to about what happened with Sasha before anyone else in Part III?

5. Which of Jasmine's sisters accompanies her to the courtroom in the section titled Cruel and Unusual?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Amy Wilder's revelation so powerful for the group that Kaprice gathers in Part IV?

2. How does Sasha feel going to their senior dance in Part IV?

3. How does Sasha feel about being hugged by Richard's family?

4. Do you think it was fair of authorities to charge Richard with a hate crime?

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

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

7. How does Sasha feel after they first arrive in the emergency room in Part III?

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

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

10. What do the police questioning Richard tell him about the evidence they have against him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Richard's attack on Sasha affect Sasha's life one year after the event? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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