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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 Richard's defense attorney?
2. Which of the following does Richard ask Sasha for in his first letter to them?
3. What day does Richard make his first court appearance?
4. How long after his arrest did the D.A.'s office release Richard's name to the media?
5. What is Sasha's favorite part of the day in the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Sasha's parents feel about Richard in Part IV?
2. What does Richard tell his mother Jasmine about forgiving and forgetting?
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. Why is Amy Wilder's revelation so powerful for the group that Kaprice gathers in Part IV?
5. Why does Andrew avoid visiting Sasha in the hospital?
6. Who is one of the first people Richard wants to tell about what happened on the 57 bus and why?
7. How do many of the people who know Richard best react to the news of his crime?
8. How does Sasha feel about being hugged by Richard's family?
9. What is some of the worst pain Sasha experiences as a result of the attack?
10. Why does Sasha feel they were misrepresented in the media coverage of the attack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Why does Slater refer to Oakland as a "city of stark contrasts?" (7). Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Richard's attack on Sasha affect Sasha's life one year after the event? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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