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

Part 1, Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Who calls Justyce at 3am while spending the night at Manny’s house?

2. What is Justyce’s mother’s advice about what to do when confronted by police?

3. In the first dated entry where Justyce writes to Dr. King, he mentions what Black teen who was killed by a white police officer in Nevada?

4. Why does Justyce ask Manny to play a different video game in Chapter 2?

5. Who is Quan Banks?

Short-Answer Response

Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence or sentences. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What notable event happens to Manny’s cousin that shocks Justyce?

2. In Chapter 3, why does Doc Dray caution Justyce that the topic for that day’s debate class might “hit a nerve”?

3. In Chapter 4, what behavior does Manny display that makes Justyce think that though “these fools might not ‘see’ Manny ‘as black,’” the police certainly would?

Paired Resource

“Dear Martin: Exploring the Why | Nic Stone”

• In this brief clip from the Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau, author Nic Stone describes the motivations that led her to write Dear Martin.