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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Starr call the new blog she starts after Khalil's death?
(a) The Khalil I Know.
(b) Fuck the Police.
(c) #SoWrong.
(d) Act Up.

2. Which one of Starr's friends at Williamson Prep has a pixie cut and stays in the school during the protest?
(a) Hailey.
(b) Jess.
(c) Maya.
(d) Kenya.

3. What reason does Starr give for saying that she and Jay-Z have to be related somehow?
(a) They used to live in the same projects where Starr lived as a child.
(b) She loves Beyonce as much as Jay-Z does.
(c) Blue Ivy looks exactly like Starr's baby pictures.
(d) They share the same last name.

4. What is the name of the projects in which Starr's family used to live before moving to Garden Heights?
(a) Cedar Grove.
(b) Central Place.
(c) Marigold Blooms.
(d) Shady Pines.

5. What does Chris tell Starr that she has to do if they are going to continue their relationship?
(a) Knock down her walls.
(b) Stop arguing with him.
(c) Let him in.
(d) Trust his judgement.

6. Lisa tells Maverick that he needs to decide which is more important: his family or what other element?
(a) His pride.
(b) Garden Heights.
(c) His people.
(d) Cedar Grove.

7. Whom does Maverick want to be taught how to use the cash register at the store when he wants to have a private talk with Starr?
(a) Sekani.
(b) DeVante.
(c) Mr. Lewis.
(d) Tim.

8. What quality does DeVante say is made up for by Chris's massive video game collection?
(a) His bad manners.
(b) His lack of game.
(c) His whiteness.
(d) His bad attitude.

9. What faction of the King Lords gang does Maverick ask to help guard his home and family after his home is attacked?
(a) Grape Street.
(b) Riverton Hills.
(c) Cedar Grove.
(d) Garden Heights.

10. Who is NOT listed among the list of poster subjects when Starr describes the posters hanging on the walls of April Ofrah's organization?
(a) Huey Newton.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) The Black Panthers.

11. What type of literature is Mr. Warren teaching about when Starr asks him to continue his lesson to help distract her from her pain on the day of the school protest?
(a) Colonial.
(b) Postmodern.
(c) British.
(d) American.

12. On her new blog, what does Starr write that Khalil had loved almost as much as he had loved his grandma?
(a) Horses.
(b) Bubble baths.
(c) Scary movies.
(d) Sub sandwiches.

13. What kind of people does Starr tell the television interviewer that she wishes the cops would stop making assumptions about?
(a) Young people.
(b) Black people.
(c) Civilians.
(d) Poor people.

14. What is Avril Ofrah's work position?
(a) Mediator.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Advocate.
(d) Real estate agent.

15. For what quality does Starr say she has been misdiagnosed if it is a medical condition?
(a) Fierceness.
(b) Smarts.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Bravery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dance does Mr. Warren do at the prom?

2. Who calls Starr over at prom after Chris leaves her alone to go talk to his friends?

3. What name does Mr. Lewis call Maverick when he coaxes Maverick back inside the store after being harassed by the police?

4. Who tells the news reporter that the biggest drug dealer in the neighborhood is King?

5. Who gives Maverick and Lisa the money for the down payment on their new house?

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