Part 1

Reading Check

1. Middlefield Prep (Chapter 1)

2. Alan, Donte’s bully (Chapter 2)

3. New York City (Chapter 3)

4. She is a lawyer. (Chapter 3)

5. Arden Jones (Chapters 8-10)

Short Answer

1. He threw his backpack down and yelled. (Chapter 1)

2. Donte has darker skin, and Trey is able to pass for white. (Chapter 2)

3. Donte knows that Black men are often pulled over or stopped while wearing hoodies because the police unfairly assume that they are a threat. (Chapter 6)

Part 2

Reading Check

1. Drive (Chapter 11)

2. He has brought fencing equipment for everyone. (Chapter 14).

3. Hopscotch (Chapter 19)

Short Answer

1. She asks him to be the lead plaintiff in a class action civil suit for students of color who are disproportionately punished in schools. (Chapter 13)

2. Donte has not had an activity that is his alone before he started fencing, and he wishes to keep it for himself. (Chapter 14)

3. He likes the feeling of family that comes with being on a team. (

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