Dear Martin Ch 6&7

What exciting news does Justyce receive?

• He was accepted to Harvard

• He won 1st place at the debate competition

• He was accepted to Yale

• Manny's cousin was released from jail

Who is the first person Justyce tells his exciting news to?

• His mom

• SJ

• Manny

• Doc

How does Melo react to seeing Justyce & SJ in the hallway?

• She's jealous

• She's happy that Justyce has moved on

• She acts like she doesn't care

• She fights SJ

In the class discussion, what is Jared's viewpoint?

• Affirmative action helped Jared to get accepted to Yale

• Affirmative action is a fair policy that helps to bring justice in America

• Affirmative action no longer exists

• Affirmative action is unfair and discriminates against White people

Who got a higher score on the ACT: Justyce or Jared?

• Justyce

• Jared

In the class discussion, what is SJ's viewpoint?

• Affirmative action is fair because it gives minorities access to college despite lack of money, education, etc.

• Affirmative action is fair because many Black people are much smarter than White people

• Affirmative action is fair because Blacks and Whites should be treated equal

• Affirmative action is an unfair policy that should end immediately

What ruins Justyce's excitement about Yale?

• He gets into a fight with Melo over SJ

• Trey tells him he'll be back in the hood once he's rejected by people at Yale

• Trey brings up the Halloween party and threatens Justyce

• His teachers gave him too much homework

What dilemma or conflict does Justyce have at the end of his letter to Martin?

• He doesn't know if he should go to Yale or stay in the hood

• He doesn't know if he should talk to Jared about the class discussion or keep quiet

• He doesn't know if he should join the Black Jihad or not

• He doesn't know which girl to be with: SJ or Melo