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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. Why does Justyce visit Quan in Chapter 9?

2. What does the DA ask Mrs. Friedman if she intends to introduce into evidence?

3. How did DeMarcus's father die?

4. In Chapter 7, when does Quan write Justyce?

5. What type of vehicle did Martel have in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what separates Quan from his high school diploma and what is his assertion?

2. What does Quan envision might happen if the police start searching for the gun that killed Castillo?

3. How does Quan remember his arrest in Chapter 8?

4. How did Quan learn that Dwight died?

5. In Chapter 6, what was Martel's organization and how was it constructed?

6. What did Vernell say in his last letter to Quan?

7. What does Quan say about his confession?

8. Who is Quan's lawyer in Chapter 8, and how is he described him?

9. In Chapter 8, during the meeting Justyce calls, what does Mrs. Friedman say about ballistics?

10. What do Justyce, Jared, and SJ decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Quan’s father is arrested when he is nine. How is Quan affected by the arrest? How does the arrest change his life? Why does the arrest and aftermath cause him to have PTSD?

Essay Topic 2

Quan notices that the detention center is filled with kids who have brown or Black skin like he does. The white kids get lesser sentences. What does Quan feel about the sentence that he got for stealing a phone? What sentence did a white kid get for stabbing his father? Why does Quan think race affects sentencing? What is revealed about systemic racism through the sentences that Quan and other African-American boys get?

Essay Topic 3

Quan joins the Black Jihad. What type of family life does Quan have? Would it be considered dysfunctional? What is Quan looking for when he joins the Black Jihad? Why does he need a family?

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