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Take our free Dear Martin quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why do the police officers not punish Melo for her drunk driving? (from Part One, Pages 1-45)

They think she is white.

Her parents get her out of it.

She is unconscious at the time.

She is beautiful.

2.

Why is it racist that Jared uses Justyce as an example in his anti-affirmative action argument? (from Part One, Pages 46-84)

He uses personal examples in a general debate.

He does not take their economic disparity into account.

He assumes Justyce’s test scores are lower.

He uses Justyce as an example just because he is black.

3.

How does the arson change Justyce’s situation? (from Part Two, Pages 165-208)

He is now suspected of criminal involvement.

He must face police scrutiny.

It reaffirms his connection to gang members.

It produces more innocent victims, such as Tison’s wife.

4.

As Justyce approaches Martel’s house, the narrator writes: “He really should. Turn back, and go ‘home’ to his mahogany desk and school-issued Mac-Book” (159). What do the quotation marks around “home” say about Justyce’s frame of mind? (from Part Two, Pages 123-164)

He does not feel he belongs at Braselton.

He is disgusted by the wealth around him at Braselton.

He wants to attack everything, including possessions he once treasured.

He does not know whether home is at his mother’s house or school.

5.

Which issue is at the heart of Justyce’s fight with Blake and his friends at the party? (from Part One, Pages 85-120)

Disrespect.

Jealousy.

Hatred.

Pride.

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