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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 promise does Uncle Carlos make that causes Starr to agree to letting the detectives interview her?
(a) That she will not get arrested.
(b) That the policeman who shot Khalil will not be there.
(c) That no one will know that she has spoken to the detectives.
(d) That she will not get fingerprinted.

2. What simile does Starr use to describe the cops leaving Khalil's body in the street after he is shot dead?
(a) Like a piece of garbage.
(b) Like a rag doll.
(c) Like an exhibit.
(d) Like a speed bump.

3. What is the first name of the policeman with badge number One One Five?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Brian.
(d) Jermaine.

4. Who shows up at Lisa's work when Seven, Sekani, and Starr have all come to bring Lisa food during her lunch break?
(a) King.
(b) Maverick.
(c) Nana.
(d) Brenda.

5. What separates the customers from the cashier at Reuben's BBQ?
(a) A pool table.
(b) A plexiglass partition.
(c) A Formica counter.
(d) A bulletproof partition.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what gang are the teens who try to rob Seven and Starr on the basketball court?

2. Who is Khalil's biological mother who struggles with a crack cocaine addiction?

3. What object does King place on Khalil's chest that causes Rosalie to shout and to snatch the object away?

4. What term does Starr apply to the corpses of both Khalil and Natasha as they lie in their coffins?

5. At what church is Khalil's funeral held?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of memories flood Starr's mind as she walks up Rosalie's walkway when they go to visit Rosalie instead of attending church?

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

4. What reasons does Starr give for wondering if she should go to Khalil's funeral and for feeling like a phony once she does go?

5. What is going on outside of Khalil's funeral when it is over, who decides to participate, and why?

6. 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?

7. Though Starr's family is used to hearing gunshots in their neighborhood, what causes them to turn the lights off and to eat dinner on the floor the night after Khalil's funeral?

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

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

10. What sort of help does DeVante seek from Maverick and what sort of help does he receive?

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