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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. To what point total do Seven and Starr agree to play when they play one-on-one basketball the day after the riots break out in their neighborhood?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

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

3. When Hailey tells the PE teacher that Starr is struggling with her loss of Natasha again, to whom does the PE teacher send Starr?
(a) Uncle Carlos.
(b) The school psychiatrist.
(c) The guidance counselor.
(d) Seven.

4. What is the first name of the policeman with badge number One One Five?
(a) Brian.
(b) Jermaine.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Sebastian.

5. Who is the next door neighbor who offers Starr's family the use of his generator in case the civil disobedience leads to power outages?
(a) Mr. Stephens.
(b) Mr. Charles.
(c) Mr. Phillip.
(d) Mr. Geoffrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Starr been romantically involved with Chris before Maverick finds out about their relationship?

2. What is the breed of Starr's family dog?

3. What treat does Uncle Carlos take Starr out to get when she calls him to come get her from school?

4. What type of service does April Ofrah tell Starr's family that she wants to provide for Starr for no charge?

5. Who is Kenya's biological father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What dichotomy does Starr describe between her Garden Heights persona and her Williamson Prep persona?

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

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

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 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?

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

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

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