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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. What quality does DeVante say is made up for by Chris's massive video game collection?
2. What name does Kenya call Starr for keeping her eyewitness account of Khalil's murder a secret from everyone but the detectives who interview her at the station?
3. What dance does Mr. Warren do at the prom?
4. Who tells Iesha to kick Seven out of the house and causes him to have to move in with Maverick?
5. What gets thrown through the the window of Starr's house while she and her family are watching a basketball game?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is ironic about the police officer named Larry's words to Maverick before he drives away from Maverick's store?
3. 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?
4. What turns out to be the reason for Chris's silence toward Starr on the night of prom and how is the problem resolved?
5. 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?
6. What information do Starr, Maverick, and Lisa learn during their first visit to the Just Us for Justice office?
7. What accolades does Starr receive as a result of her television interview and what negative consequences does she incur?
8. What are the main points made by Starr and Kenya in their argument about whether Starr should speak out about Khalil's death or not?
9. 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?
10. What qualities of Lisa's parenting style are displayed during her phone call with the District Attorney?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze the novel's motif of rap and R and B music and its connection to the novel's themes.
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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