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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. On what street do Khalil and Starr get pulled over in Khalil's car?
(a) Carnation.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Vine.

2. Who is Kenya's biological father?
(a) Seven.
(b) King.
(c) Maverick.
(d) Carlos.

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

4. How old is Khalil when the policeman shoots and kills him?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

5. What object does King place on Khalil's chest that causes Rosalie to shout and to snatch the object away?
(a) A bullet.
(b) A gray handkerchief.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A revolver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khalil say just before the policeman shoots him three times?

2. What is Starr's neighborhood called?

3. What activity do Seven and Starr always do together on the last Saturday of every month?

4. What does Starr say happens every time a sneaker is cleaned improperly?

5. What separates the customers from the cashier at Reuben's BBQ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does Starr take that she names as a betrayal worse than dating a white boy and why?

2. What is going on outside of Khalil's funeral when it is over, who decides to participate, and why?

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

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

5. What is the origin story of Seven's conception and how does it affect the family dynamic?

6. What reasons does Starr give for wondering if she should go to Khalil's funeral and for feeling like a phony once she does go?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. What happens during Starr's interview with the detectives to make Starr and Lisa sure that justice will not be served in relation to Khalil's murder?

10. At what moments does Starr feel she has overstepped her bounds or has made mistakes within her interview with the detectives who question her about the night of Khalil's death?

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