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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 Chris's lips taste like when she kisses him after they make up at prom?
(a) Rum and coke.
(b) Cotton candy.
(c) Fruit punch.
(d) Grape jelly.

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

3. Who does Starr say always tries to fix the situation if she and Hailey are having a disagreement?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Seven.
(c) Sekani.
(d) Maya.

4. Who is NOT listed among the list of poster subjects when Starr describes the posters hanging on the walls of April Ofrah's organization?
(a) Huey Newton.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. What type of literature is Mr. Warren teaching about when Starr asks him to continue his lesson to help distract her from her pain on the day of the school protest?
(a) Colonial.
(b) American.
(c) British.
(d) Postmodern.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What name does Kenya call Starr for keeping her eyewitness account of Khalil's murder a secret from everyone but the detectives who interview her at the station?

4. During what class period do the protests start at Williamson Prep?

5. Lisa tells Maverick that he needs to decide which is more important: his family or what other element?

Short Essay Questions

1. What turns out to be the reason for Chris's silence toward Starr on the night of prom and how is the problem resolved?

2. 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?

3. What is the true reason for the protests at Williamson Prep and why does it upset Starr?

4. What normal moment of adolescence does Starr get to engage in on prom night before having to return to the pressure she is under while she awaits her appearance in front of the grand jury?

5. What happens to Maverick in front of his children when he and Mr. Lewis are arguing and are confronted by the police? Why?

6. How do Starr and her family discover that the whole neighborhood knows she was the one in the car with Khalil when he was shot?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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