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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 does Starr say happens every time a sneaker is cleaned improperly?
(a) A kitten dies.
(b) Michael Jordan dies a little.
(c) An angel's wings fall off.
(d) A puppy dies.

2. Who does Lisa call with an invitation to come over to her house after the sounds of machine guns have been heard in the neighborhood?
(a) Nana.
(b) Iesha.
(c) Rosalie.
(d) Mrs. Pearl.

3. In what gang are the teens who try to rob Seven and Starr on the basketball court?
(a) King Lords.
(b) Garden Disciples.
(c) Grape Street Crips.
(d) Bloods.

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

5. On what day of the week does Big D always hold this particular type of party every year?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is Starr's neighborhood called?

3. Other than their one shared parent, what family member do Starr and Kenya have in common?

4. How old is Khalil when the policeman shoots and kills him?

5. What rule does Starr say Khalil breaks when the cop asks Khalil for his license and registration?

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

3. What does Starr say she needs to figure out about her and Chris's relationship before they can go any further with their romance?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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 kind of memories flood Starr's mind as she walks up Rosalie's walkway when they go to visit Rosalie instead of attending church?

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