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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 video game do Chris and DeVante spend all of their time together playing?

2. From what movie is the line, "Bye, Felicia?" (207)

3. After the curfew is imposed, by what time in the evening does every business in Garden Heights have to be closed?

4. What does Maverick have to do for Sekani every time Sekani catches him using a curse word?

5. Who does King tell Mr. Lewis that he will kill if he finds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What qualities of Lisa's parenting style are displayed during her phone call with the District Attorney?

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

4. What are the differences between Uncle Carlos's neighborhood and Starr's family's new neighborhood?

5. What are Starr's feelings when people tell her that she is brave in the wake of Khalil's murder?

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

7. What turns out to be the reason for Chris's silence toward Starr on the night of prom and how is the problem resolved?

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 normal moment of adolescence does Starr get to engage in on prom night before having to return to the pressure she is under while she awaits her appearance in front of the grand jury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the novel's theme of compartmentalized identities.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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