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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Khalil's classmates present to Khalil's family at his funeral?
(a) A hope chest.
(b) A diary.
(c) A painting.
(d) A graduation cap and gown.

2. Who is the next door neighbor who offers Starr's family the use of his generator in case the civil disobedience leads to power outages?
(a) Mr. Geoffrey.
(b) Mr. Charles.
(c) Mr. Stephens.
(d) Mr. Phillip.

3. At what church is Khalil's funeral held?
(a) Christ Temple.
(b) Sunset Presbyterian.
(c) Inglewood Baptist.
(d) Riverton Hills Unitarian.

4. When Starr reports that the interview with the detectives takes fifteen minutes and that at the end of it, both she and Lisa know that the situation is going to be a certain way, what do they say they know it will be?
(a) "A mess of trouble" (103).
(b) "A tangled mess" (103)
(c) "A real injustice" (103).
(d) "Some bullshit" (103).

5. On what day of the week does Big D always hold this particular type of party every year?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Starr's neighborhood called?

2. When Starr and Lisa arrive at the police station for Starr to be interviewed, how many cops does Starr count before she loses count because the guns in their holsters are all she can see?

3. What treat does Uncle Carlos take Starr out to get when she calls him to come get her from school?

4. What simile does Starr use to describe the cops leaving Khalil's body in the street after he is shot dead?

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

(see the answer key)

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