Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-2

Reading Check

1. What name do Jasmine and TJ agree on that combines both their ideas?

2. What are the Low Cuts known for?

3. How did the Low Cuts become friends?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How has Jasmine’s sickle cell anemia affected her and TJ?

2. How does Bit’s character shift at the end of the chapter?

3. In what ways are the first two chapters connected?

CHAPTERS 3-4

Reading Check

1. What is Pia’s preferred mode of transportation?

2. How did Pia’s sister die?

3. What does Fatima write in her notebook?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does Stevie feel responsible for what happened to Pia?

2. How does Benni affect Fatima?

3. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 4, “How to Look Both (Both) Ways”?

Paired Resource

“What Do You Stand For?”

• This Time for Kids piece includes quotes from young voices articulating what they believe in.