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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Starr's first interview with the detectives last?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

2. When Starr rightly accuses Khalil of selling crack cocaine, what two necessities does he say he had tired of choosing between?
(a) Heat and light.
(b) Lights and food.
(c) Milk money and bus fare.
(d) Food and gas.

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?
(a) The school psychiatrist.
(b) The guidance counselor.
(c) Seven.
(d) Uncle Carlos.

4. Whose hooded sweatshirt is Starr wearing at Big D's party?
(a) Seven's.
(b) Kenya's.
(c) Big Mav's.
(d) Khalil's.

5. Other than their one shared parent, what family member do Starr and Kenya have in common?
(a) Their brother is Seven.
(b) Their brother is Khalil.
(c) Their brother is Sekani.
(d) Their sister is Natasha.

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

7. What is the name of Starr's prep school?
(a) Washington Station Prep.
(b) Breezeway Prep.
(c) Williamson Prep.
(d) Pencey Prep.

8. What injury does Starr say she had incurred while jumping down from a fence that caused her to stop jumping to the ground from high places?
(a) A broken toe.
(b) A broken ankle.
(c) A skinned knee.
(d) A sprained ankle.

9. Who does Lisa call with an invitation to come over to her house after the sounds of machine guns have been heard in the neighborhood?
(a) Rosalie.
(b) Iesha.
(c) Mrs. Pearl.
(d) Nana.

10. What activity do Seven and Starr always do together on the last Saturday of every month?
(a) Watch the planes take off at the airport.
(b) Go rollerskating.
(c) Play basketball at the park.
(d) Go to the zoo.

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

12. What sounds do Starr and Khalil hear at Big D's party that cause them to run to Khalil's car?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Police whistles.
(c) Screams.
(d) Police sirens.

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

14. What does the detective call the event of Khalil's death that causes Starr to correct her, saying, "You mean the night he was killed?" (97).
(a) The infraction.
(b) The situation.
(c) The standoff.
(d) The incident.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before he gets pulled over by the policeman, how many years does Khalil say it has been since Natasha's death?

2. Who is the subject of Starr's Tumblr post that she believes caused Hailey to unfollow her on Tumblr?

3. What is the breed of Starr's family dog?

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?

5. Who does Starr name as her very first crush?

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