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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 is the breed of Starr's family dog?
(a) Pit Bull.
(b) Cocker Spaniel.
(c) Rottweiler.
(d) Doberman.
2. What promise does Uncle Carlos make that causes Starr to agree to letting the detectives interview her?
(a) That no one will know that she has spoken to the detectives.
(b) That the policeman who shot Khalil will not be there.
(c) That she will not get fingerprinted.
(d) That she will not get arrested.
3. What term does Starr apply to the corpses of both Khalil and Natasha as they lie in their coffins?
(a) Wax figure.
(b) Mannequin.
(c) Marionette.
(d) Dummy.
4. For two members of what 90s R and B group are DeVante and Dalvin named?
(a) En Vogue.
(b) Bell Biv Devoe.
(c) Jodeci.
(d) Color Me Badd.
5. What is the occasion of Big D's party that Starr attends at the opening of the novel?
(a) Starr's birthday.
(b) Big D's birthday.
(c) Seven's birthday.
(d) Spring break.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the first name of the policeman with badge number One One Five?
2. What detail about her birth does Starr learn for the first time as Lisa drives her to her Uncle Carlos's house?
3. What food does Hailey mention in her comment to Starr on the basketball court that offends Starr?
4. What type of service does April Ofrah tell Starr's family that she wants to provide for Starr for no charge?
5. After how many months of being treated for cancer does Nana get fired from her hospital job?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is revealed about Starr's dad Maverick's criminal past in the opening three chapters?
2. What does Seven reveal to Starr, Maverick, and Lisa about his problems at home the morning after Khalil is shot?
3. What racist comment does Hailey make to Starr during the basketball game in PE that upsets Starr?
4. 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?
5. What dichotomy does Starr describe between her Garden Heights persona and her Williamson Prep persona?
6. What reason does Starr give for loving the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
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. 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?
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 does Starr say she needs to figure out about her and Chris's relationship before they can go any further with their romance?
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