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

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

3. What do the interviewing officers report as one reason Richard lit Sasha's skirt on fire?

4. How long after the fire is Sasha released from the hospital?

5. What club does Sasha attend after her first day back at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What distinction does Richard's lawyer draw between other hate crimes and the crime Richard committed?

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

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

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

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

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 2

How does Richard's attack on Sasha affect Sasha's life one year after the event? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the conflicting emotions Jasmine, Richard's mother, feels about Richard's crime and the way his court case proceeds? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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