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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what weapon do the police respond to the crowd's chanting and waving of protest signs after Khalil's funeral?
(a) Batons.
(b) Tear gas.
(c) Rubber bullets.
(d) Police dogs.

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

3. What job had Khalil once held at Carter's Grocery store?
(a) Custodian.
(b) Security guard.
(c) Cashier.
(d) Bagger.

4. What detail about her birth does Starr learn for the first time as Lisa drives her to her Uncle Carlos's house?
(a) She had not been breathing.
(b) She had been a breach birth.
(c) She had been addicted to cocaine.
(d) She had weighed three pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Starr's mom and dad take her home after Khalil gets shot, what does Starr's mom do until Starr falls asleep?

2. What is the name of Kenya's father?

3. Who stops the teens from robbing Seven and Starr on the basketball court?

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

5. What food does Hailey mention in her comment to Starr on the basketball court that offends Starr?

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