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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Dasani heading to at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) New York.
(b) Hershey, Pennsylvania.
(c) Penn State.
(d) School.

2. What did Supreme's baby sister die of?
(a) Liver disease.
(b) Sudden infant death syndrome.
(c) She didn't die.
(d) Heart disease.

3. How are the siblings doing in foster care?
(a) They love it.
(b) They get more room.
(c) They feel like they're on vacation.
(d) They are struggling.

4. What are Chanel and Supreme required to take while in a treatment program?
(a) Candy for the kids.
(b) Daily doses of methadone.
(c) Food.
(d) Pills.

5. How does the Coates family survive in Auburn?
(a) They move every 2 months.
(b) They save up enough money.
(c) They live rent-free and have access to three meals a day.
(d) They stash their money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chanel give her $800 of her tax refund to?

2. Why is Supreme being taken to criminal court?

3. Why does Dasani feel completely helpless?

4. How do Supreme's parents live?

5. What did people call Dasani as a baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 38, what is Dasani staring at in the mock courtroom?

2. Chapter 23 opens on who's nightmare of their childhood?

3. In Chapter 24, where is the new shelter where Dasani has to move into?

4. How do readers see multigenerational poverty in this book?

5. Michael Bloomberg's tenure as Mayor of New York City included an unfortunately conceived plan to purchase what item?

6. What is the function of Partnership with Children? How effective is it?

7. What technique does Dasani learn from Roxanne that she employs to avoid a fight?

8. What are Chanel and Supreme’s reasons for not looking for an apartment in Chapter 22?

9. What is the Structural Racism in the novel, as shown in Chapter 40?

10. What is symbolic about Dasani's graduation?

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