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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What detail does Starr forget to tell the detectives during her initial interview?
(a) Khalil had gotten out of the car with his hands up.
(b) The police officer had known that Khalil had no weapons in the car.
(c) The police officer had called Khalil a racial slur.
(d) Khalil had not been drinking at the party.

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

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

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

5. 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) Nana.
(b) Iesha.
(c) Rosalie.
(d) Mrs. Pearl.

6. Who does Starr say had been the best friend she had ever had?
(a) Natasha.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Khalil.
(d) Uncle Carlos.

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

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

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

10. 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 situation.
(b) The incident.
(c) The infraction.
(d) The standoff.

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

12. What is the punishment Lisa doles out to Starr and Seven for leaving to play basketball without asking permission?
(a) She takes their phones.
(b) She makes them skip lunch.
(c) She makes them clean out the garage.
(d) She cancels their pool party.

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

14. 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) Rubs Starr's back.
(c) Tells Starr a story.
(d) Brushes her fingers through Starr's hair.

15. What treat does Uncle Carlos take Starr out to get when she calls him to come get her from school?
(a) Milkshakes.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Gelato.
(d) Frozen yogurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What rule does Starr say Khalil breaks when the cop asks Khalil for his license and registration?

3. At what church is Khalil's funeral held?

4. In what gang are the teens who try to rob Seven and Starr on the basketball court?

5. With what weapon do the police respond to the crowd's chanting and waving of protest signs after Khalil's funeral?

(see the answer keys)

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