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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) Basement.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Den.
(d) Attic.

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

3. In what type of vehicle are the King Lords sitting while Seven and Starr play one-on-one basketball the day after the riots break out?
(a) A car.
(b) A hearse.
(c) A minivan.
(d) An SUV.

4. What does Starr say that her parents have told her is not a smart thing to do while a cop has his back to her?
(a) Run.
(b) Call someone.
(c) Move.
(d) Talk.

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

6. 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) "Some bullshit" (103).
(b) "A tangled mess" (103)
(c) "A mess of trouble" (103).
(d) "A real injustice" (103).

7. Who does Khalil tell Starr was the person who coined the THUG LIFE acronym?
(a) Tupac Shakur.
(b) Biggie Smalls.
(c) Fab Five Freddy.
(d) Easy E.

8. What is the breed of Starr's family dog?
(a) Pit Bull.
(b) Cocker Spaniel.
(c) Rottweiler.
(d) Doberman.

9. Whose fault does Starr say it is that the riots are happening?
(a) Her own.
(b) The police chief's.
(c) Natasha's.
(d) Khalil's.

10. How many times in total does the policeman search Khalil after he pulls him over and pulls him out of the car?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

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

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

13. What object does King place on Khalil's chest that causes Rosalie to shout and to snatch the object away?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A bullet.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A gray handkerchief.

14. How long after Khalil's death does his funeral take place?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 7 days.

15. On what street do Khalil and Starr get pulled over in Khalil's car?
(a) Vine.
(b) Carnation.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Frederick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Rosalie call Iesha at Khalil's funeral?

2. What is the name of Starr's prep school?

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?

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

5. Other than their one shared parent, what family member do Starr and Kenya have in common?

(see the answer keys)

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