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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does Hailey mention in her comment to Starr on the basketball court that offends Starr?
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Rice.
(d) Pancake syrup.

2. What rule does Starr say Khalil breaks when the cop asks Khalil for his license and registration?
(a) "He doesn't do what the cop wants" (21).
(b) "He doesn't apologize to the cop" (21).
(c) "He doesn't keep his hands visible" (21).
(d) "He doesn't record the incident on his own phone" (21).

3. For how long has Starr been romantically involved with Chris before Maverick finds out about their relationship?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

4. Who is Khalil's biological mother who struggles with a crack cocaine addiction?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Nana.
(c) Tammy.
(d) Rosalie.

5. Who does Lisa call with an invitation to come over to her house after the sounds of machine guns have been heard in the neighborhood?
(a) Mrs. Pearl.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) Iesha.
(d) Nana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hooded sweatshirt is Starr wearing at Big D's party?

2. Who does Starr say had been the best friend she had ever had?

3. What sounds do Starr and Khalil hear at Big D's party that cause them to run to Khalil's car?

4. For what quality does Starr say she remembers Seven making fun of her when they were young?

5. What is the first name of the policeman with badge number One One Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Starr's interview with the detectives to make Starr and Lisa sure that justice will not be served in relation to Khalil's murder?

2. What reasons does Starr give for keeping from Chris the fact that she had witnessed Khalil's murder?

3. What does Starr cite as the reason for her parents enrolling her in a private school in a rich neighborhood six years prior to the start of the novel's events?

4. What does Starr reveal about the makeup of her family's religious beliefs in the opening chapters?

5. What racist comment does Hailey make to Starr during the basketball game in PE that upsets Starr?

6. What is the nature of Starr's relationship with King, Kenya's father?

7. What does Seven reveal to Starr, Maverick, and Lisa about his problems at home the morning after Khalil is shot?

8. What clues does the author inject into the party scene that indicate that gunshots are not a rare occurrence in Starr's neighborhood of Garden Heights?

9. What action does Starr take that she names as a betrayal worse than dating a white boy and why?

10. What is revealed about Starr's dad Maverick's criminal past in the opening three chapters?

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