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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Rosalie call Iesha at Khalil's funeral?
(a) Whore.
(b) Lady of the Night.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Escort.

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

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

5. In what gang are the teens who try to rob Seven and Starr on the basketball court?
(a) Grape Street Crips.
(b) Garden Disciples.
(c) Bloods.
(d) King Lords.

6. After how many months of being treated for cancer does Nana get fired from her hospital job?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

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

8. 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) Tear gas.
(c) Police dogs.
(d) Batons.

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

10. 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 gray handkerchief.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A bullet.

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

12. How many years ago does Starr say her parents enrolled her in the prep school?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

13. What does Starr say the haze at Big D's party smells like?
(a) Feet.
(b) Cloves.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Tobacco.

14. 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) Eating a meal.
(d) Turning off the TV for the night.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Starr rightly accuses Khalil of selling crack cocaine, what two necessities does he say he had tired of choosing between?

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

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

5. Who stops the teens from robbing Seven and Starr on the basketball court?

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