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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. Which old friend of Richard's is happy to see him at Oakland HIgh School in Part II?

2. Which of the following did Sasha ask for for their sixteenth birthday?

3. What was Sasha interested in even as a toddler?

4. Where was Karl jogging when he was the victim of a homophobic attack?

5. What is it called to get robbed the way Richard does in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sasha choose the name Sasha?

2. What experiences did Debbie have with her clothing being policed in the late 1960s as a student?

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

4. How does Sasha deal with their bathroom problem at school?

5. What was Sasha interested in even as a toddler and then well into their teenage life, according to their parents?

6. What conclusion does Karl come to about the attack he suffers in 1987?

7. What happens to Richard in Part II after he leaves juvenile detention that shakes him up and scares him?

8. Why does Richard spend a year in a juvenile detention center in Part II?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley decide to prosecute Richard as an adult? Do you think this decision was fair to Richard? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Skeet's death affect Richard? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Richard's attack on Sasha affect Sasha's life one year after the event? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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