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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Khalil say just before the policeman shoots him three times?
(a) "Power hungry pig..." (23).
(b) "You okay, Starr..." (23).
(c) "Let her go..." (23).
(d) "Screw that noise..." (23).

2. How many bedrooms does Starr reveal to Chris that her family's old apartment in the projects had contained?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. Who tells the news reporter that the biggest drug dealer in the neighborhood is King?
(a) Nana.
(b) Mr. Lewis.
(c) Seven.
(d) Maverick.

4. What does Starr call the new blog she starts after Khalil's death?
(a) The Khalil I Know.
(b) #SoWrong.
(c) Act Up.
(d) Fuck the Police.

5. Who does Starr name as her very first crush?
(a) Khalil.
(b) Tupac.
(c) Harry Potter.
(d) Chris.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whose picture does Maverick replace Martin Luther King's picture when he buys Carter's Grocery?

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

3. What is Maverick doing when the vehicle moves down the street, announcing the terms of the curfew?

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 name does Mr. Lewis call Maverick when he coaxes Maverick back inside the store after being harassed by the police?

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