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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. Maverick tells Starr that a rage is passed down through the generations to every black man and that the rage had originated when the black men had been unable to stop what group from hurting their families?
(a) Slave masters.
(b) Government agencies.
(c) Bosses.
(d) Sharecroppers.

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?
(a) Gangsta.
(b) Son.
(c) Boy.
(d) Boss.

3. Whom does Maverick want to be taught how to use the cash register at the store when he wants to have a private talk with Starr?
(a) Sekani.
(b) Tim.
(c) DeVante.
(d) Mr. Lewis.

4. What name does Mr. Lewis call Maverick when he coaxes Maverick back inside the store after being harassed by the police?
(a) Amigo.
(b) Son.
(c) Big Mav.
(d) Champ.

5. Who does Hailey take to prom?
(a) Ryan.
(b) DeVante.
(c) Seven.
(d) Luke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Iesha to kick Seven out of the house and causes him to have to move in with Maverick?

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

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

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

5. In what neighborhood do Maverick and Lisa buy the family a new home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. How is Dr. Davis's response to Starr's request to have a round table discussion at Williamson Prep indicative of a larger societal problem?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. Why does King want to kill DeVante?

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

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