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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

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

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

4. For what quality does Starr say she remembers Seven making fun of her when they were young?
(a) Her glasses.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her height.
(d) Her lazy eye.

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

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

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

8. 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) Frozen yogurt.
(d) Gelato.

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

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

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

12. When Hailey tells the PE teacher that Starr is struggling with her loss of Natasha again, to whom does the PE teacher send Starr?
(a) The guidance counselor.
(b) Uncle Carlos.
(c) Seven.
(d) The school psychiatrist.

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

14. 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) An SUV.
(d) A minivan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times in total does the policeman search Khalil after he pulls him over and pulls him out of the car?

2. To what room do Starr and her family run when they hear the sounds of machine guns?

3. What type of service does April Ofrah tell Starr's family that she wants to provide for Starr for no charge?

4. How old is Khalil when the policeman shoots and kills him?

5. What sounds do Starr and Khalil hear at Big D's party that cause them to run to Khalil's car?

(see the answer keys)

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