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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. What was Justin's favorite food?

2. In Chapter 5, how many pounds has Tamara Dwyer lost since Justin went into the hospital?

3. When does Pastor Price schedule a March for Justice in Justin's honor in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 5, how long do doctors say that Gigi has to live?

5. How does Philadelphia rank in the nation in Black homicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what strategy does Kevin's lawyer think they should use?

2. What is Justin thinking when the bullets hit him?

3. Why does Kevin have a rookie with him when Justin Dwyer is shot?

4. How did Riley get the job in Philadelphia?

5. In Chapter 1, what happened to Riley's grandmother two weeks ago, and what is her condition?

6. How does Riley feel when she goes to church in Chapter 3?

7. What picture does Justin think his mother will choose to show of him on the news?

8. When did Riley decide she wanted to be a news anchor?

9. What does Jen want Riley to do for her, and what is Riley's reaction in Chapter 4?

10. What does Jen learn about the shooting the day after it happened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A poem Justin wrote is read at his funeral. What does Justin’s poem reveal about racism and how it permeates life?

Essay Topic 2

Jen and Riley have been friends since they were children. How do events in We Are Not Like Them challenge the women’s friendship? How does their friendship survive?

Essay Topic 3

Cookie has never liked Riley. Why has Cookie never liked Riley? How did she try to persuade Jen to not have Riley as the maid of honor at her wedding? Why does Cookie suggest that Riley interview Kevin? Is she being hypocritical in wanting Riley’s help?

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