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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 do the Williamson Prep students chant to begin their day of protesting?
(a) Black Lives Matter.
(b) Justice for Khalil.
(c) Hell no, we won't go.
(d) All Lives Matter.

2. Point Seven of the Black Panthers' 10-Point Program starts with the words, "We want an end to" (320) what?
(a) Violence in our streets.
(b) Police brutality.
(c) Lost opportunities.
(d) Economic Inequality.

3. What is Maverick's favorite basketball team?
(a) The Bulls.
(b) The Celtics.
(c) The Lakers.
(d) The Spurs.

4. What is Maverick doing when the vehicle moves down the street, announcing the terms of the curfew?
(a) Pulling weeds.
(b) Teaching Sekani how to ride a bike.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Washing his car.

5. What does Chris tell Starr that she has to do if they are going to continue their relationship?
(a) Knock down her walls.
(b) Stop arguing with him.
(c) Let him in.
(d) Trust his judgement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maverick have to do for Sekani every time Sekani catches him using a curse word?

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

3. Who calls dibs on the biggest of the bedrooms available to the three kids who will be living in the new house?

4. What does Ryan always call Starr as the running joke they share?

5. When Maverick thanks Black Jesus for helping Seven do something he himself did not do, what is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. What information do Starr, Maverick, and Lisa learn during their first visit to the Just Us for Justice office?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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