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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 Chanel become hooked on painkillers?

2. As the Coates family approaches the entrance of the homeless shelter, what does Chanel see?

3. How many times has Baby Lee-Lee been moved around in different homes?

4. What reason does Dasani get suspended?

5. What is Supreme’s favorite board game?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does it mean to have a home for Dasani? Is it just a roof overhead or something more? Explain.

4. What role does school play in Dasani’s life in Chapter 23?

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

6. What is gentrification?

7. Elliot says Dasani’s homelessness has set her adrift? Explain what she means by this.

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

9. What is the “Knockout Game” and how does it enter into Dasani’s inspirational storyline?

10. How do the homeless afford cell phones and Nintendos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Should Chanel and Supreme have lost custody of their children? In what ways might the child-protection system help a family like Dasani’s? How does the system fall short, or even harm families?

Essay Topic 2

What are the factors that caused Dasani to leave Hershey? What, if anything, could have prevented that outcome?

Essay Topic 3

How did you feel at the end of the book? What kind of trajectory do you see for Dasani and her siblings?

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