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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 Sasha's class go for their school's annual camping trip in Part I?

2. Where does Karl work?

3. Who led 69vill?

4. What does pansexual mean?

5. What pronoun does Sasha prefer to be called by?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kaprice mean to the students she helps?

2. Why does Richard decide to take a lighter to Sasha's skirt?

3. What surprises Kaprice about Richard's request to join her program?

4. What do multiple people say Richard is really good at?

5. What was the main point of the Index Card Game?

6. Why does Richard say he wants Kaprice to become friends with his mother?

7. What does Sasha convince Karl to change about his kindergarten classroom?

8. Why was Debbie angry about Sasha's refusal to use the bathroom at the gas station in Part I?

9. Why does Sasha choose the name Sasha?

10. What does the term genderqueer mean to Sasha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do some of Richard's friends and teachers from Oakland High School worry that the press and the community might be getting an inaccurate picture of Richard and his intentions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your opinions.

Essay Topic 2

How do Sasha's close friends - Michael, Healy, Teah, and Ian - feel about Sasha's non-conforming gender identity? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Kaprice Wilson's own experiences growing up in Oakland, and beinn romantically involved with Lil' Jerry, tell the reader about the atmosphere in Oakland for young black people coming of age there? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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