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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 objection does Jasmine have about the way the police treated Richard?

2. What did many banners posted in Oakland High in support of Sasha say?

3. Which Bible store does Richard particularly like?

4. Who created the super-predator theory?

5. Which college is Sasha accepted into in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does saving Sasha change Dan Gale's life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Slater feel about the way the police who questioned Richard treated him?

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

Why does Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley decide to prosecute Richard as an adult? Do you think this decision was fair to Richard? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think the police who interviewed Richard right after the crime on the 57 Bus treated him fairly? Write an essay explaining why or why not, supporting your answers with specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

What is the "super-predator" theory, and how did this theory change state policy across America during the 1990s, according to Slater? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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