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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. After hearing about the unfolding of the events during Khalil's shooting, what does the detective ask Starr if she knows whether Khalil had sold?
(a) Narcotics.
(b) Credit card numbers.
(c) Magazine subscriptions.
(d) Stolen property.

2. 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 incident.
(c) The situation.
(d) The infraction.

3. Who stops the teens from robbing Seven and Starr on the basketball court?
(a) DeVante.
(b) Uncle Carlos.
(c) Chris.
(d) Dalvin.

4. For how long has Starr been romantically involved with Chris before Maverick finds out about their relationship?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail does Starr forget to tell the detectives during her initial interview?

2. What is the first name of the policeman with badge number One One Five?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Starr say she has always said she would do if she ever saw a black person killed just for being black and how does it contrast with her feelings now that she is actually in that position?

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

3. What does Seven reveal to Starr, Maverick, and Lisa about his problems at home the morning after Khalil is shot?

4. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

8. Though Starr's family is used to hearing gunshots in their neighborhood, what causes them to turn the lights off and to eat dinner on the floor the night after Khalil's funeral?

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

10. What reasons does Starr give for keeping from Chris the fact that she had witnessed Khalil's murder?

(see the answer keys)

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