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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is embossed on the leather wallet Starr gives Maverick for Father's Day one year?
(a) Maverick's initials.
(b) Cash money.
(c) Lisa's initials.
(d) Starr's initials.

2. What kind of hairstyle does Seven wear?
(a) Dreadlocks.
(b) A fade.
(c) A buzzcut.
(d) An afro.

3. What type of vehicle crawls down the street announcing the terms of the curfew in Garden Heights?
(a) A bus.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A tank.
(d) A Hummer.

4. Who tells the news reporter that the biggest drug dealer in the neighborhood is King?
(a) Mr. Lewis.
(b) Nana.
(c) Maverick.
(d) Seven.

5. Who gives Maverick and Lisa the money for the down payment on their new house?
(a) Nana.
(b) King.
(c) Uncle Carlos.
(d) An anonymous donor.

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

7. Aside from her mother and father, who does Maverick tell Starr is the only one that she has to fear?
(a) The college admissions officer.
(b) The police.
(c) God.
(d) Her school principal.

8. What does Maverick have to do for Sekani every time Sekani catches him using a curse word?
(a) Take him out for ice cream.
(b) Put a dollar in a jar.
(c) Read him a story.
(d) Take him for a ride in the car.

9. What kind of gun does Maverick use to shoot the tire of the gunmen who had shot up Maverick's family's house?
(a) A .44 Magnum.
(b) A Winchester rifle.
(c) A Glock.
(d) A .357.

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

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

12. Who tells Iesha to kick Seven out of the house and causes him to have to move in with Maverick?
(a) Starr.
(b) Maverick.
(c) King.
(d) Lisa.

13. Kenya tells Starr that she should speak up about the injustice of Khalil's death because Starr has a chance to change the whole what?
(a) City.
(b) Community.
(c) Neighborhood.
(d) World.

14. What kind of snitching does Starr say she is doing by mentioning King's crimes without mentioning his name?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Dry.
(c) Harmless.
(d) Sly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What quality does Starr say that she qualifies as at Williamson Prep because she is black?

3. Besides recognizing her walk, how does Chris know that it is Starr being interviewed on television even though her face is not shown?

4. Who calls dibs on the biggest of the bedrooms available to the three kids who will be living in the new house?

5. What faction of the King Lords gang does Maverick ask to help guard his home and family after his home is attacked?

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