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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose hooded sweatshirt is Starr wearing at Big D's party?
2. Who is the next door neighbor who offers Starr's family the use of his generator in case the civil disobedience leads to power outages?
3. Who does Starr say had been the best friend she had ever had?
4. To what room do Starr and her family run when they hear the sounds of machine guns?
5. Who shows up at Lisa's work when Seven, Sekani, and Starr have all come to bring Lisa food during her lunch break?
Short Essay Questions
1. Though Starr's family is used to hearing gunshots in their neighborhood, what causes them to turn the lights off and to eat dinner on the floor the night after Khalil's funeral?
2. What is the nature of Starr's relationship with King, Kenya's father?
3. What reason does Starr give for loving the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
4. What does Starr say she has always said she would do if she ever saw a black person killed just for being black and how does it contrast with her feelings now that she is actually in that position?
5. What does Starr say she needs to figure out about her and Chris's relationship before they can go any further with their romance?
6. What action does Starr take that she names as a betrayal worse than dating a white boy and why?
7. What reasons does Starr give for wondering if she should go to Khalil's funeral and for feeling like a phony once she does go?
8. What does Starr reveal about the makeup of her family's religious beliefs in the opening chapters?
9. What reasons does Starr give for keeping from Chris the fact that she had witnessed Khalil's murder?
10. What happens during Starr's interview with the detectives to make Starr and Lisa sure that justice will not be served in relation to Khalil's murder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the novel's message regarding the dichotomy between justice and safety.
Essay Topic 2
Erin Keane, a reviewer of The Hate U Give, writes that the novel is "a teachable moment disguised as one big page-turner" ("The Hate U Give Review"). What does she mean and how would this novel be an effective tool in a middle or high school classroom?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's purpose in including the character of Seven, who bridges the two worlds of Maverick and King due to one of his parents living within each household. How would the omission of his character make the novel's themes more difficult for the author to portray?
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