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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what room do Starr and her family run when they hear the sounds of machine guns?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Basement.
(c) Den.
(d) Attic.

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) Food and gas.
(c) Milk money and bus fare.
(d) Lights and food.

3. What kind of car does Khalil drive?
(a) Honda Civic.
(b) Nissan Sentra.
(c) Chevy Impala.
(d) Cadillac Escalade.

4. Who is the subject of Starr's Tumblr post that she believes caused Hailey to unfollow her on Tumblr?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Medgar Evers.
(c) Nat Turner.
(d) Emmett Till.

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

6. Who stops the teens from robbing Seven and Starr on the basketball court?
(a) DeVante.
(b) Dalvin.
(c) Chris.
(d) Uncle Carlos.

7. What does Starr say happens every time a sneaker is cleaned improperly?
(a) A kitten dies.
(b) Michael Jordan dies a little.
(c) An angel's wings fall off.
(d) A puppy dies.

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

9. When Starr's mom and dad take her home after Khalil gets shot, what does Starr's mom do until Starr falls asleep?
(a) Hums a lullaby to Starr.
(b) Brushes her fingers through Starr's hair.
(c) Tells Starr a story.
(d) Rubs Starr's back.

10. 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?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 24.
(d) 16.

11. What type of service does April Ofrah tell Starr's family that she wants to provide for Starr for no charge?
(a) Psychiatric services.
(b) Legal services.
(c) Financial planning services.
(d) Medical services.

12. What is the only word Starr can get out as she watches Khalil die beside her after he is shot?
(a) No.
(b) Please.
(c) God.
(d) Stop.

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

14. 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 Sekani.
(c) Their brother is Khalil.
(d) Their sister is Natasha.

15. 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 been a breach birth.
(b) She had not been breathing.
(c) She had been addicted to cocaine.
(d) She had weighed three pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Whose fault does Starr say it is that the riots are happening?

5. Who does Khalil tell Starr was the person who coined the THUG LIFE acronym?

(see the answer keys)

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