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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. When Chanel and Supreme have to go before a judge, what is the judge's compromise?

2. Who accuses Dasani of stealing?

3. What is Dasani's new favorite class?

4. Why is Supreme being taken to criminal court?

5. Who is Dasani's therapist at Hershey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is gentrification?

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

7. What is the fate of Khaliq in Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City?

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

9. What is symbolic about Dasani's graduation?

10. What is methadone? What purpose does it serve? Who funds it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dasani has developed an arsenal of skills to help her survive-from her command of household chores to her analysis of caseworkers’ vocal intonations and facial expressions. “None of these skills were captured on her report card,” Elliott notes. Should schools evaluate students solely on their academic performance or on a wider range of life skills?

Essay Topic 2

Is Fort Greene one place or two separate neighborhoods? Discuss the upsides and downsides to gentrification, contrasting the wealthy part of Fort Greene with the area where Dasani lives.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of positive role models and their impact on Dasani’s life—especially African-American women like Faith Hester, the Brooklyn school teacher, or Julie Williams, the therapist at Milton Hershey School.

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