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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 name of the projects in which Starr's family used to live before moving to Garden Heights?
(a) Cedar Grove.
(b) Marigold Blooms.
(c) Central Place.
(d) Shady Pines.

2. What does Maverick have to do for Sekani every time Sekani catches him using a curse word?
(a) Take him out for ice cream.
(b) Read him a story.
(c) Put a dollar in a jar.
(d) Take him for a ride in the car.

3. Who tells Iesha to kick Seven out of the house and causes him to have to move in with Maverick?
(a) Maverick.
(b) King.
(c) Starr.
(d) Lisa.

4. In what neighborhood do Maverick and Lisa buy the family a new home?
(a) Potter Springs.
(b) Brook Falls.
(c) Halo Heights.
(d) Sudden Valley.

5. On her new blog, what does Starr write that Khalil had loved almost as much as he had loved his grandma?
(a) Sub sandwiches.
(b) Scary movies.
(c) Horses.
(d) Bubble baths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Avril Ofrah's work position?

2. Besides recognizing her walk, how does Chris know that it is Starr being interviewed on television even though her face is not shown?

3. What is the theme of Chris and Starr's prom?

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

5. What kind of snitching does Starr say she is doing by mentioning King's crimes without mentioning his name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Starr say is the best part of her neighbors letting her know that they support her in testifying before the grand jury?

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

6. 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?

7. What emotions within the reader is the author trying to magnify by interrupting Starr's family's viewing of the playoff basketball game with an attack on the family's home?

8. What are Starr's feelings when people tell her that she is brave in the wake of Khalil's murder?

9. What is ironic about the police officer named Larry's words to Maverick before he drives away from Maverick's store?

10. How is the viewing of basketball shown to be an activity that bonds Starr's family together?

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