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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. In what gang are the teens who try to rob Seven and Starr on the basketball court?
2. Who does Lisa call with an invitation to come over to her house after the sounds of machine guns have been heard in the neighborhood?
3. For how long has Starr been romantically involved with Chris before Maverick finds out about their relationship?
4. Who stops the teens from robbing Seven and Starr on the basketball court?
5. What is Starr's neighborhood called?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sort of help does DeVante seek from Maverick and what sort of help does he receive?
2. 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?
3. What does Starr reveal about the makeup of her family's religious beliefs in the opening chapters?
4. What reasons does Starr give for keeping from Chris the fact that she had witnessed Khalil's murder?
5. 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?
6. What reason does Starr give for loving the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
7. What does Starr cite as the reason for her parents enrolling her in a private school in a rich neighborhood six years prior to the start of the novel's events?
8. What is the nature of Starr's relationship with King, Kenya's father?
9. What does Starr say she needs to figure out about her and Chris's relationship before they can go any further with their romance?
10. What is revealed about Starr's dad Maverick's criminal past in the opening three chapters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author get across her message about the importance of community unity within the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the two characters of Maverick and Uncle Carlos. What qualities and viewpoints of society does each character represent?
Essay Topic 3
Why does the author craft Khalil's character as she does? How does the multifaceted quality of Khalil's character serve the purpose of her messaging?
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