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#NeverAgain

A New Generation Draws the Line

David Hogg & Lauren Hogg

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Question 1 of 7
According to the text, what typical cycle follows a school shooting in the United States that the Parkland students sought to disrupt?
  • A. An outpouring of grief, a brief debate over gun control, and eventual public disinterest without real change.
  • B. Immediate legislative action followed by long-term legal battles in the Supreme Court.
  • C. A surge in NRA memberships followed by a decrease in national media coverage.
  • D. Widespread protests led by politicians followed by minor local policy adjustments.
Question 2 of 7
How did David and Lauren Hogg's upbringing in California shape their understanding of firearms?
  • A. They grew up in a hunting community where carrying firearms was a daily necessity.
  • B. Their father, an ex-FBI agent, taught them that a gun is a tool requiring responsible care and handling, not a toy.
  • C. They were directly involved in the 2002 LAX shooting, which made them strictly anti-gun from a young age.
  • D. They frequently participated in competitive shooting sports, giving them deep knowledge of assault weapons.
Question 3 of 7
What early experience demonstrated to David the real-world impact that media and journalism could have?
  • A. Producing a high school documentary about the 2016 presidential election.
  • B. Filming a viral video of an aggressive lifeguard that led to an investigation.
  • C. Writing an op-ed about the Sandy Hook shooting for his local California newspaper.
  • D. Taking a debate class where he successfully argued against the Second Amendment.
Question 4 of 7
Why did Lauren Hogg send a viral tweet to First Lady Melania Trump following the shooting?
  • A. To ask for federal funding to rebuild the damaged sections of her high school.
  • B. To invite the President and First Lady to the upcoming March for Our Lives event.
  • C. To point out the hypocrisy of her anti-cyberbullying campaign while Donald Trump Jr. was liking conspiracy tweets about the survivors.
  • D. To demand that the White House immediately digitize the records of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Question 5 of 7
What highly effective strategy did David and his peers use to combat their political opponents and media critics online?
  • A. They launched coordinated cyberattacks to shut down the websites of conservative news outlets.
  • B. They publicly named and targeted the corporate sponsors and advertisers associated with the NRA and their critics.
  • C. They paid social media influencers to spread counter-conspiracy theories about politicians.
  • D. They filed multiple defamation lawsuits against media personalities who mocked them.
Question 6 of 7
How did the Parkland students use mathematics to criticize Senator Marco Rubio's stance on gun control?
  • A. By calculating the exact number of days he had spent meeting with NRA lobbyists instead of his constituents.
  • B. By showing that the cost of an AR-15 assault rifle was less than the cost of a high school textbook.
  • C. By dividing his total NRA campaign donations by the number of students in Florida, arguing he valued each student's life at $1.05.
  • D. By estimating the total tax dollars spent on school shooting drills compared to mental health intervention programs.
Question 7 of 7
Which of the following is explicitly listed as one of the demands in the Parkland students' ten-point strategy for change?
  • A. Arming teachers with concealed weapons to protect students in classrooms.
  • B. Digitizing the currently paper-based records of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
  • C. Completely repealing the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.
  • D. Lowering the voting age to 16 so high school students can participate in federal elections.

#NeverAgain — Full Chapter Overview

#NeverAgain Summary & Overview

In #NeverAgain (2018), siblings and survivors David and Lauren Hogg explain what happened during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018 and what led them to take a stand. The aftermath of this tragedy differed from that of previous shootings. The students, rather than waiting for politicians to do something, started personally campaigning for change and gun control.

Who Should Listen to #NeverAgain?

  • People who doubt that high schoolers know enough to drive real change
  • Anyone who wants to know how the #neveragain movement was born
  • Those interested in the debate on US gun control

About the Author: David Hogg & Lauren Hogg

David Hogg and Lauren Hogg both attend Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and were there during the attack in February 2018. They are both members of March for Our Lives, the organization that led the protest on March 24, 2018. This is their first book.

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