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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. What detail does Starr forget to tell the detectives during her initial interview?
(a) The police officer had known that Khalil had no weapons in the car.
(b) Khalil had gotten out of the car with his hands up.
(c) The police officer had called Khalil a racial slur.
(d) Khalil had not been drinking at the party.

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

3. Who does Starr name as her very first crush?
(a) Khalil.
(b) Chris.
(c) Tupac.
(d) Harry Potter.

4. How many years ago does Starr say her parents enrolled her in the prep school?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops the teens from robbing Seven and Starr on the basketball court?

2. Just before he gets pulled over by the policeman, how many years does Khalil say it has been since Natasha's death?

3. Who does Khalil tell Starr was the person who coined the THUG LIFE acronym?

4. Who is Kenya's biological father?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Contrast Maverick's view of Khalil's shooting with Uncle Carlos's view of Khalil's shooting.

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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