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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. Where did Gaby go with her family over the holidays?

2. In Chapter 6, what color leggins does Jen wear to the doctor's office?

3. What does Riley put in a jam jar at the end of Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 9, how long has it been since Gigi died?

5. What is the name of the photographer who comes with Riley to Justin's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Riley do at the end of Chapter 9 and why?

2. Why does Riley think that Kevin probably will not pay for the shooting?

3. How does Jen remember feeling when she went to see Riley at Northwestern?

4. What does Cookie tell Jen when she is making Christmas bread?

5. What does Dr. Arunde, the ob-gyn on duty at the hospital, explain to Jen they will do?

6. How does Riley feel when Jen says in an email that things can get back to normal and they can have dinner together?

7. What advice does Jen remember Father Mike gave her and Kevin during their premarital counseling?

8. What information does Sabrina provide Riley about charges for the shooting?

9. At the end of Chapter 8, why does Jen disagree with Mrs. J and think that things will not be okay?

10. How does Jen describe Chase as he is when she first sees him, and what does she feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in We Are Not Like Them? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

A poem Justin wrote is read at his funeral. What does Justin’s poem reveal about racism and how it permeates life?

Essay Topic 3

Justin is worried about his mother after he is shot. Why is Justin worried about his mother after he is shot? What regrets does he have and why?

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