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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. Which friend of Sasha's calls Sasha's father to find out if they are alright?

2. Who is one of the men who saved Sasha on the bus?

3. What color sweatshirt does Richard get issued at juvenile detention?

4. What does Sasha ask friends not to bring to the hospital?

5. When is Richard's second court appearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do some of Sasha's friends do to show support for Sasha after the attack?

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

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

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

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

9. How do many of the people who know Richard best react to the news of his crime?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Skeet's death affect Richard? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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

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.

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