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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 treated Sasha at the hospital?
2. Which college is Sasha accepted into in Part IV?
3. Why is Richard afraid to smile at his mother in the courtroom?
4. What color sweatshirt does Richard get issued at juvenile detention?
5. How long after his arrest did the D.A.'s office release Richard's name to the media?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is there such a delay in Richard's writing a letter to Sasha and Sasha receiving the letter?
2. What distinction does Richard's lawyer draw between other hate crimes and the crime Richard committed?
3. How does Sasha feel going to their senior dance in Part IV?
4. How does Sasha feel after they first arrive in the emergency room in Part III?
5. What do some of Sasha's friends do to show support for Sasha after the attack?
6. 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?
7. How do many of the people who know Richard best react to the news of his crime?
8. Why is Amy Wilder's revelation so powerful for the group that Kaprice gathers in Part IV?
9. What is some of the worst pain Sasha experiences as a result of the attack?
10. Why are Sasha's friends so shocked that such a horrific crime could happen to Sasha?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the most significant differences between Maybeck High School, where Sasha attends school, and Oakland High School, where Richard attends high school? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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