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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. Why does a student have to be head of the household and worry about rent and car payments Senior year?
2. Why does a student say John Tu gives instead of handouts?
3. Who does a student compare him/herself to when the student says "I've probably witnessed more dead bodies than a ______________."
4. What reporter does a student mention from the Los Angeles Times?
5. Why does Gruwell feel guilty when she drives students home if they stay late after school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does a student have to clean his/her mother's blood off the wall?
2. When they are in Washington, D.C., what do some students do when they see swastikas?
3. What do the Freedom Writers want readers of their book to do?
4. Who is Peter Maass?
5. Why is it so unusual that the Freedom Writers win the Spirit of Anne Frank Award?
6. Why it Christmas Eve so difficult for the student who writes Diary 113?
7. Why is a student acting as receptionist in the classroom by Chapter VII?
8. What does the prom queen write about her life?
9. Why are little kids bad in the projects?
10. Why does a student feel that "National Spokesperson for the Plight of Black People" is stamped on her forehead?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
During the spring semester of 1996, Tommy makes a statement: "They say America is the 'Land of the Free and home of the Brave,' but what's so free about a land where people get killed?" What does Tommy mean by this statement? What examples does he give to demonstrate what he means by this statement? Why does Tommy make this statement? What is he comparing when he makes this statement?
Essay Topic 2
The fall semester of 1996, a student says that America is at war. Is America at war? Why or why not? What examples are provided in the book? Why do students at Wilson High School say that America is at war? Who are the combatants if America is at war?
Essay Topic 3
In Diary 69, a student compares his/her neighborhood to "The Brady Bunch". Write about what life is like for the Brady Bunch. Compare the lives portrayed on the television show to the life this student leads. How are the neighborhoods different? How are their lives different? Is there anything about their lives that is the same?
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