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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. Who is the Alameda County D.A.?

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

3. Which of the following did Sasha tell doctors in the ER?

4. Which women come to all of Richard's court dates in Part IV?

5. Who is the science teacher at Maybeck High?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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 do skirts symbolize for Sasha and for other people in this book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What is the process of restorative justice? Do you think Sasha's and Richard's families - and Sasha and Richard themselves - would have benefitted from a restorative justice process? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of Karl's and Debbie's most significant worries for Sasha's safety as Sasha grows up? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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