The 57 Bus Test | Final Test - Hard

Dashka Slater
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The 57 Bus Test | Final Test - Hard

Dashka Slater
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 much of Sasha's body did the doctor estimate the burns covered?

2. Who is Michael's girlfriend?

3. Why does Richard's lawyer delay in sending his letters to Sasha?

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

5. Which officers interview Richard when he is first arrested?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Sasha feel they were misrepresented in the media coverage of the attack?

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

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

5. How do Sasha's parents feel about Richard in Part IV?

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

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

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

9. What are some of the most common emotions burn patients feel in the hospital, according to Slater?

10. Who is one of the first people Richard wants to tell about what happened on the 57 bus and why?

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

Why do you think Sasha prefers for people to refer to them using the pronoun "they?" Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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