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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 kind of people does Starr tell the television interviewer that she wishes the cops would stop making assumptions about?
2. Who is NOT listed among the list of poster subjects when Starr describes the posters hanging on the walls of April Ofrah's organization?
3. What is embossed on the leather wallet Starr gives Maverick for Father's Day one year?
4. What location does Maverick say is the place where he and Lisa met?
5. What does Dr. Davis tell Starr when she asks if Just Us for Justice can host a roundtable discussion at Williamson Prep like they have at Garden High?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. What are the differences between Uncle Carlos's neighborhood and Starr's family's new neighborhood?
4. What does Starr say is the best part of her neighbors letting her know that they support her in testifying before the grand jury?
5. What information do Starr, Maverick, and Lisa learn during their first visit to the Just Us for Justice office?
6. What accolades does Starr receive as a result of her television interview and what negative consequences does she incur?
7. What are Starr's feelings when people tell her that she is brave in the wake of Khalil's murder?
8. What is ironic about the police officer named Larry's words to Maverick before he drives away from Maverick's store?
9. What conflict concerning college is discussed during the dinner Starr's family has together on the floor of their new home?
10. How is the viewing of basketball shown to be an activity that bonds Starr's family together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze how Starr's experience of witnessing Khalil's death changes her view of her relationship with Chris. What is the author's purpose for including this shift in Starr's worldview?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the author's comparison among Riverton Hills, Garden Heights, and Brook Falls. What is her purpose in presenting these three neighborhood archetypes?
Essay Topic 3
What is the author's position on the phenomena of civil disobedience, protesting, and rioting as possible methods of fighting against racially-motivated injustice?
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