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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 helps the students participating in Kaprice's program with their healing process in Part IV?

2. What room is Richard interviewed in when he first gets to the police station?

3. How long after his arrest did the D.A.'s office release Richard's name to the media?

4. What objection does Jasmine have about the way the police treated Richard?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Richard tell his mother Jasmine about forgiving and forgetting?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the challenges and setbacks in Richard's early life that he struggled with that led up to his actions on the 57 Bus? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Samantha's/Andrew's experience with the therapist in Part I affect their perception of their choices regarding gender identify? How does Samantha's/Andrew's conversation with Sasha about gender identity affect their perception of their choices regarding gender identity? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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