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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just before he gets pulled over by the policeman, how many years does Khalil say it has been since Natasha's death?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. What name does Rosalie call Iesha at Khalil's funeral?
(a) Whore.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Lady of the Night.
(d) Escort.

3. When Starr and her friends sing loudly, "Just get'cha head in the game" during the PE basketball game, what musical does Starr say they are referencing?
(a) High School Musical.
(b) Rent.
(c) Phantom of the Opera.
(d) Hamilton.

4. For what quality does Starr say she remembers Seven making fun of her when they were young?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her lazy eye.
(c) Her height.
(d) Her glasses.

5. What simile does Starr use to describe the cops leaving Khalil's body in the street after he is shot dead?
(a) Like an exhibit.
(b) Like a speed bump.
(c) Like a piece of garbage.
(d) Like a rag doll.

6. How many years ago does Starr say her parents enrolled her in the prep school?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

7. What sounds do Starr and Khalil hear at Big D's party that cause them to run to Khalil's car?
(a) Screams.
(b) Police whistles.
(c) Police sirens.
(d) Gunshots.

8. After how many months of being treated for cancer does Nana get fired from her hospital job?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

9. What detail about her birth does Starr learn for the first time as Lisa drives her to her Uncle Carlos's house?
(a) She had been a breach birth.
(b) She had not been breathing.
(c) She had been addicted to cocaine.
(d) She had weighed three pounds.

10. Who does Starr say had been the best friend she had ever had?
(a) Uncle Carlos.
(b) Khalil.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Natasha.

11. What is the only word Starr can get out as she watches Khalil die beside her after he is shot?
(a) God.
(b) Please.
(c) No.
(d) Stop.

12. With whose picture does Maverick replace Martin Luther King's picture when he buys Carter's Grocery?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Bobby Seale.
(c) Medgar Evers.
(d) Huey Newton.

13. What detail does Starr forget to tell the detectives during her initial interview?
(a) Khalil had gotten out of the car with his hands up.
(b) The police officer had called Khalil a racial slur.
(c) The police officer had known that Khalil had no weapons in the car.
(d) Khalil had not been drinking at the party.

14. After what practice do the members of Starr's family always join hands and offer a prayer to Black Jesus?
(a) Waking up.
(b) Telling each other how the day has gone.
(c) Turning off the TV for the night.
(d) Eating a meal.

15. Who is the subject of Starr's Tumblr post that she believes caused Hailey to unfollow her on Tumblr?
(a) Medgar Evers.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Nat Turner.
(d) Emmett Till.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kenya's biological father?

2. What promise does Uncle Carlos make that causes Starr to agree to letting the detectives interview her?

3. For two members of what 90s R and B group are DeVante and Dalvin named?

4. For how long has Starr been romantically involved with Chris before Maverick finds out about their relationship?

5. What food does Hailey mention in her comment to Starr on the basketball court that offends Starr?

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