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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 does Ryan always call Starr as the running joke they share?
2. When an anonymous millionaire calls the television station right after Starr's television interview airs, who does Starr say she thinks the millionaire is?
3. What location does Maverick say is the place where he and Lisa met?
4. Kenya tells Starr that she should speak up about the injustice of Khalil's death because Starr has a chance to change the whole what?
5. In what neighborhood do Maverick and Lisa buy the family a new home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Starr say is the best part of her neighbors letting her know that they support her in testifying before the grand jury?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What happens to Maverick in front of his children when he and Mr. Lewis are arguing and are confronted by the police? Why?
5. What are the differences between Uncle Carlos's neighborhood and Starr's family's new neighborhood?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. Who tells a news reporter about King's drug dealing and how does he defend his choice to do so?
9. What qualities of Lisa's parenting style are displayed during her phone call with the District Attorney?
10. 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?
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
Discuss the novel's message regarding the dichotomy between justice and safety.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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