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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Starr and Lisa arrive at the police station for Starr to be interviewed, how many cops does Starr count before she loses count because the guns in their holsters are all she can see?
(a) 24.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Starr's mom and dad take her home after Khalil gets shot, what does Starr's mom do until Starr falls asleep?

2. For two members of what 90s R and B group are DeVante and Dalvin named?

3. What object does King place on Khalil's chest that causes Rosalie to shout and to snatch the object away?

4. What promise does Uncle Carlos make that causes Starr to agree to letting the detectives interview her?

5. What term does Starr apply to the corpses of both Khalil and Natasha as they lie in their coffins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Starr give for loving the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

2. What does Starr cite as the reason for her parents enrolling her in a private school in a rich neighborhood six years prior to the start of the novel's events?

3. What does Starr reveal about the makeup of her family's religious beliefs in the opening chapters?

4. What is revealed about Starr's dad Maverick's criminal past in the opening three chapters?

5. What kind of memories flood Starr's mind as she walks up Rosalie's walkway when they go to visit Rosalie instead of attending church?

6. Whom does Starr call when she feels she can no longer handle being at school the day of the basketball game altercation and why?

7. What does Starr say happened when she invited Hailey and Maya to her house for a sleepover in the 7th grade?

8. What does Starr say she needs to figure out about her and Chris's relationship before they can go any further with their romance?

9. What clues does the author inject into the party scene that indicate that gunshots are not a rare occurrence in Starr's neighborhood of Garden Heights?

10. What is the nature of Starr's relationship with King, Kenya's father?

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