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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. How old is Khalil when the policeman shoots and kills him?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

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

3. What object does King place on Khalil's chest that causes Rosalie to shout and to snatch the object away?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A bullet.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A gray handkerchief.

4. How many times in total does the policeman search Khalil after he pulls him over and pulls him out of the car?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

5. When Starr and her friends sing loudly, "Just get'cha head in the game" during the PE basketball game, what musical does Starr say they are referencing?
(a) Rent.
(b) Phantom of the Opera.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) High School Musical.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whose picture does Maverick replace Martin Luther King's picture when he buys Carter's Grocery?

2. What does Starr say the haze at Big D's party smells like?

3. When Hailey tells the PE teacher that Starr is struggling with her loss of Natasha again, to whom does the PE teacher send Starr?

4. With what weapon do the police respond to the crowd's chanting and waving of protest signs after Khalil's funeral?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Contrast Maverick's view of Khalil's shooting with Uncle Carlos's view of Khalil's shooting.

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

3. 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?

4. What does Starr say happened when she invited Hailey and Maya to her house for a sleepover in the 7th grade?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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