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

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) Tear gas.
(b) Batons.
(c) Rubber bullets.
(d) Police dogs.

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

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

4. What distinctive way of texting does Starr say Seven uses?
(a) Perfect punctuation.
(b) Lots of numbers.
(c) Complete sentences.
(d) All capital letters.

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

6. What does Khalil say just before the policeman shoots him three times?
(a) "Screw that noise..." (23).
(b) "Let her go..." (23).
(c) "You okay, Starr..." (23).
(d) "Power hungry pig..." (23).

7. Who is Khalil's biological mother who struggles with a crack cocaine addiction?
(a) Nana.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) Brenda.
(d) Tammy.

8. What is the name of Kenya's father?
(a) Carlos.
(b) King.
(c) Sekani.
(d) Maverick.

9. What is the first name of the policeman with badge number One One Five?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Brian.
(d) Jermaine.

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

11. 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 minivan.
(b) A car.
(c) An SUV.
(d) A hearse.

12. 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 skinned knee.
(c) A broken ankle.
(d) A sprained ankle.

13. With whose picture does Maverick replace Martin Luther King's picture when he buys Carter's Grocery?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Huey Newton.
(c) Bobby Seale.
(d) Medgar Evers.

14. Who is Kenya's biological father?
(a) Seven.
(b) King.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Maverick.

15. After what practice do the members of Starr's family always join hands and offer a prayer to Black Jesus?
(a) Waking up.
(b) Telling each other how the day has gone.
(c) Turning off the TV for the night.
(d) Eating a meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street do Khalil and Starr get pulled over in Khalil's car?

2. What activity do Seven and Starr always do together on the last Saturday of every month?

3. 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?

4. What job had Khalil once held at Carter's Grocery store?

5. To what point total do Seven and Starr agree to play when they play one-on-one basketball the day after the riots break out in their neighborhood?

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