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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 location does Maverick say is the place where he and Lisa met?
(a) At an NBA basketball game.
(b) At the roller skating rink.
(c) At a high school basketball game.
(d) At a school dance.

2. Point One of the Black Panthers' 10-Point Program starts with the words, "We want" (320) what?
(a) Justice.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Equality.
(d) Freedom.

3. Where do Starr and Chris and their friends go after prom?
(a) Uncle Carlos's house.
(b) IHOP.
(c) Denny's.
(d) Starr's house.

4. What does Starr say she has to wear every time LeBron James plays if she wants his team to win?
(a) Her LeBron James hat.
(b) Her LeBron James jersey.
(c) Her Got Milk? shirt.
(d) Her Spurs socks.

5. What kind of people does Starr tell the television interviewer that she wishes the cops would stop making assumptions about?
(a) Civilians.
(b) Poor people.
(c) Young people.
(d) Black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Point Seven of the Black Panthers' 10-Point Program starts with the words, "We want an end to" (320) what?

2. When one of the policemen allows Maverick to rise from the sidewalk but tells him he will be keeping an eye on him, what name does he add to the end of his warning?

3. Where is Starr's first television interview held?

4. What quality does DeVante say is made up for by Chris's massive video game collection?

5. Kenya tells Starr that she should speak up about the injustice of Khalil's death because Starr has a chance to change the whole what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Starr say that the whole family has in common with Brickz?

2. What qualities of Lisa's parenting style are displayed during her phone call with the District Attorney?

3. What are the differences between Uncle Carlos's neighborhood and Starr's family's new neighborhood?

4. Why is Uncle Carlos home in the middle of a work day when Maverick brings DeVante to hide out at Uncle Carlos's house in Riverton Hills?

5. Who tells a news reporter about King's drug dealing and how does he defend his choice to do so?

6. What accolades does Starr receive as a result of her television interview and what negative consequences does she incur?

7. What are the main points made by Starr and Kenya in their argument about whether Starr should speak out about Khalil's death or not?

8. What is the most shocking detail of Starr's interview with the television reporter, due to the fact that no one but Uncle Carlos had previously been privy to it?

9. What conflict erupts between Maverick and Uncle Carlos about Maverick's choice of a protection method after the attack on his family's home?

10. What is the significance of the video of Tupac that someone posts on Starr's blog that she created to honor Khalil's memory?

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