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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color car is the cop driving who calls Kiara about leaving Demond's party?

2. Where does Kiara go when she feels sick in Marsha's office on page 207?

3. How many flights of stairs do Marsha and Kiara have to walk up to Marsha's office?

4. What does Kiara drink when she gets to Demond's?

5. How many women are in a tent near the underpass where Kiara and Marcus paint with spray paint?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kiara get her uncle Ty's phone number?

2. What does Kiara notice when she and Harrison leave the Oakland Police Department Headquarters?

3. Who wrote Kiara's name in his suicide note?

4. What does Kiara remember about her father's arrest?

5. Who comes looking for Kiara after she finds Camila again at Demond's party?

6. When did Kiara first meet Shauna?

7. Why does purple suit approach Kiara at a birthday party for the police on page 154?

8. Who calls Kiara when she is at Demond's party, and what does he want?

9. Why do officers Jones and Harrison take Kiara to the Oakland Police Department Headquarters?

10. What does Alé's apartment look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kiara lives in a poverty-stricken area of Oakland. How would you describe Kiara’s socioeconomic status? How does poverty affect her life and the decisions that she makes?

Essay Topic 2

Kiara and Trevor spend a lot of time together. Why do Kiara and Trevor spend time together? Why is Kiara caring for him?

Essay Topic 3

Kiara enjoys tagging and painting. Why does Kiara enjoy tagging and painting? How does painting give her hope?

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