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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. For what organization does April Ofrah work?
2. Point One of the Black Panthers' 10-Point Program starts with the words, "We want" (320) what?
3. What do the Williamson Prep students chant to begin their day of protesting?
4. 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?
5. What reason does Starr give for saying that she and Jay-Z have to be related somehow?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who tells a news reporter about King's drug dealing and how does he defend his choice to do so?
2. What does Starr say that the whole family has in common with Brickz?
3. What is the true reason for the protests at Williamson Prep and why does it upset Starr?
4. 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?
5. What accolades does Starr receive as a result of her television interview and what negative consequences does she incur?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. What qualities of Lisa's parenting style are displayed during her phone call with the District Attorney?
10. What happens to Maverick in front of his children when he and Mr. Lewis are arguing and are confronted by the police? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the author's position on the phenomena of civil disobedience, protesting, and rioting as possible methods of fighting against racially-motivated injustice?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Maverick's decision to keep his store within the neighborhood of Garden Heights, even though he decides to move his family's home to a safer location within Brook Falls. What messages is the author sending through this character's choices?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss April Ofrah's function within the novel and how her character is used by the author in order to send specific messages regarding organized and purposeful quests for societal change.
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