Dear Martin Quizzes

Dear Martin Quiz 1

1 What does Jus intend to do upon arrival at the FarmFresh parking lot in Chapter 1?
He wants to cause trouble with the police

He wants to try to kiss Melo, who looks more beautiful than ever

He wants to make sure Melo gets home safely

He is looking for a girl he can kidnap because he knows he is in a wealthy neighborhood
2 What assumptions does Officer Castillo make about Jus and Melo in Chapter 1?
He assumes that Jus is the one who gave Melo alcohol and that he himself is drunk

He assumes that Jus is harassing Melo into giving him money

He assumes that Jus and Melo are siblings

He assumes Jus and Melo don't know each other, that Jus is trying to harm Melo, and that Melo is white
3 Who does Justyce compare himself to in his first letter to Dr. King?
Manny

SJ

Melo

Shemar Carson
4 What does Jus resolve to do at the end of his first letter to Dr. King?
To live his life according to Dr. King's teachings

To ask his Mom what he should do

To fight back against injustice

To organize a protest against police brutality
5 Why do the video games that Jus and Manny play put Jus on edge?
They are boring, which means that Jus's mind can wander

They are evidence of Manny's incredible wealth

They are too complicated for Jus, whose wrists are still sore from the handcuffs

They are too violent
6 Why does Manny disapprove of Jus's relationship with Melo?
Manny has a crush on Melo

Manny thinks Melo is secretly in love with someone else

Manny thinks Melo is out of Jus's league

Manny believes that Melo mistreats Jus
7 What is the topic of discussion in Societal Evolution class in Chapter 3?
Manny's wealth relative to Jason's

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy

Officer Castillo's death

A quote from the Declaration of Independence
8 How can we tell that Jus is uncomfortable during the class discussion?
He keeps rubbing his wrists and eventually asks to be excused

He doesn't say anything throughout the entire discussion

He tells Doc to shut it down

He tells Doc out right that he is uncomfortable
9 Where is Jus sitting when he overhears a conversation between Manny and his "crew"?
Doc's class

Doc's office hours

Inside a stall in the bathroom

The senior lounge
10 Which character did Jared play in the eighth grade play?
Thomas Jefferson

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King Jr.

Abraham Lincoln
11 What is Jus's intention when he goes back home?
To watch TV with his mom for a bit in silence

To eat some of his mom's food

To stay there forever and never go back to Bras Prep

To talk to his mom about what's weighing on his mind
12 What initially convinces Jus that he needs to go back to school?
He sees there's no food in the fridge and wants to give his Mama a better life

He gets a text from SJ asking him to talk about the debate tournament

He gets an email from Doc offering his support

He sees Mama reading and remembers how much work she put into teaching him how to read
13 How does Mama respond to Jus's doubts?
She is angry that he is thinking of squandering the terrific opportunities he has been given

She pretends not to hear him and keeps reading her book

She is not overtly sympathetic but she encourages him

She is incredibly sweet and sympathetic, and he cries on her shoulder
14 What does Jus dress as for Halloween?
A Surfer Dude

A Klansman

A Token Black Guy

A Thug
15 What upsets Trey and his friends at the Halloween party?
There's not enough booze

Jus is there

Blake's costume

Manny, Quan's cousin, is there
16 What causes Jus and Manny's "crew" to finally leave the party?
Jared punches Trey and things escalate quickly

One of Trey's friends reveals that he is carrying a gun

Trey threatens to call the cops

Trey spits in Jus's face
17 What does SJ say to Jus during their phone conversation (relayed in Jus's third letter to Martin) that Jus will never forget?
She tells Jus that she has a crush on him

She explains to Jus that her heritage is Jewish

She apologizes to Jus for being insensitive

She tells Jus that she is going to Columbia
18 How does Jus feel after talking on the phone with SJ?
Scared because he's worried she's going to blab about the contents of their conversation to the whole school

Excited because he thinks she might like him

Conflicted because he is developing a crush on her

Sad because he knows they will never be together
19 Where does Jus get into college?
Princeton University

Harvard University

Columbia University

Yale University
20 What does SJ do upon seeing Jus the day after he gets his college acceptance?
She gives him a present

She tells her parents about Jus's success

She makes an announcement in class to congratulate Jus

She gives him a huge hug in the cafeteria
21 Why is Jared mad at Jus at the beginning of Chapter 7?
Because Jus has been admitted to Yale and Jared has been rejected

Because Jus has been admitted to Yale and Jared has been deferred

Because both Jus and Jared have been admitted to Yale, but Jared doesn't think that Jus deserves to go there

Because Jus says he's grateful for affirmative action
22 What do Jared and SJ agree over during class discussion?
Whether or not all minority students deserve to be admitted in the place of white students to colleges

Whether or not students with lower test scores are less intelligent

The merits of affirmative action

Whether or not Jared deserved to get into Yale
23 In the simile of Jus climbing a mountain, who is pushing him down?
Trey and the rest of the guys from his neighborhood, who believe he'll never truly succeed

SJ, because she is mad at him for getting back together with Melo

White people who don't want to give him real equality

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who is proving to be a challenging role model
24 How does Jus's mom respond to the news that he got into Yale?
She is scared but also excited

She is ecstatic

She is sad about him being so far away

She screams loudly and jumps up and down
25 What does Manny tell Jus he is afraid of in Chapter 8?
Failing his Societal Evolution exam

SJ's wrath

Police officers

Black girls

Quan talks about black man´s curse. Explain what it means and how this relates to Justyce´s life and the events in the book so far.

The book refers to something called a “Black Man’s Curse,” meaning that escaping racial profiling is impossible for black men (or black people). At Bras Prep, Jus is one of only a few Black kids at his school. He is a full-scholarship student who...

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What did Justyce think the name on the newspaper article should be?

Doc gave Jus a copy of the article about Mr. Julian “stepping down” the morning it was released. His first thought: instead of Sonya Kitress, the name on the article should be Nunya Bidness.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/31/2025 1:27 PM

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In class, Justyce and his peers discuss affirmative action. Using points made in Justyce's class and any life experience you may have, explain whether or not you support affirmative action.

When Justice is accepted at Yale, his accomplishment is devalued by Jared, who suggests that the only reason that Jus got in was affirmative action. Affirmative action is an attempt by admissions committees to counter the effects of systemic...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/27/2023 12:04 PM

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