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

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

3. What is the breed of Starr's family dog?
(a) Doberman.
(b) Cocker Spaniel.
(c) Pit Bull.
(d) Rottweiler.

4. To what room do Starr and her family run when they hear the sounds of machine guns?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Den.
(c) Basement.
(d) Attic.

5. When Starr and her friends sing loudly, "Just get'cha head in the game" during the PE basketball game, what musical does Starr say they are referencing?
(a) High School Musical.
(b) Phantom of the Opera.
(c) Rent.
(d) Hamilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Starr's first interview with the detectives last?

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

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

4. What is the punishment Lisa doles out to Starr and Seven for leaving to play basketball without asking permission?

5. Who shows up at Lisa's work when Seven, Sekani, and Starr have all come to bring Lisa food during her lunch break?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What racist comment does Hailey make to Starr during the basketball game in PE that upsets Starr?

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. What sort of help does DeVante seek from Maverick and what sort of help does he receive?

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