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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Starr's first television interview held?
(a) In Grant Park.
(b) Outside of the library.
(c) In a hotel courtyard.
(d) On the steps of the Los Angeles City Hall.

2. Who tells Iesha to kick Seven out of the house and causes him to have to move in with Maverick?
(a) King.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Maverick.
(d) Starr.

3. 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?
(a) Sharecroppers.
(b) Bosses.
(c) Government agencies.
(d) Slave masters.

4. Starr thinks that what music artist(s) on Maverick's tee shirt makes the police harass Maverick more than Mr. Harris?
(a) Tupac.
(b) NWA.
(c) The Notorious B.I.G.
(d) Ice T.

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

6. Who gives Maverick and Lisa the money for the down payment on their new house?
(a) Uncle Carlos.
(b) Nana.
(c) An anonymous donor.
(d) King.

7. 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?
(a) Maybe someday.
(b) He does not see the need.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

8. To whom does Maverick want to give Starr's old laptop?
(a) Seven.
(b) DeVante.
(c) Sekani.
(d) Kenya.

9. Until she says it in her television interview, who is the only person Starr has told about Officer Cruise keeping a gun pointed at her until back-up had arrived?
(a) Uncle Carlos.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Seven.
(d) DeVante.

10. For what quality does Starr say she has been misdiagnosed if it is a medical condition?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Smarts.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Fierceness.

11. After the curfew is imposed, by what time in the evening does every business in Garden Heights have to be closed?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

12. What type of vehicle crawls down the street announcing the terms of the curfew in Garden Heights?
(a) A bus.
(b) A tank.
(c) A Hummer.
(d) A motorcycle.

13. What kind of gun does Maverick use to shoot the tire of the gunmen who had shot up Maverick's family's house?
(a) A .44 Magnum.
(b) A .357.
(c) A Glock.
(d) A Winchester rifle.

14. What quality does Starr say that she qualifies as at Williamson Prep because she is black?
(a) An outsider.
(b) An expert on other cultures.
(c) Popular.
(d) Cool.

15. Who is NOT listed among the list of poster subjects when Starr describes the posters hanging on the walls of April Ofrah's organization?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) Huey Newton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Point One of the Black Panthers' 10-Point Program starts with the words, "We want" (320) what?

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

3. Point Seven of the Black Panthers' 10-Point Program starts with the words, "We want an end to" (320) what?

4. What location does Maverick say is the place where he and Lisa met?

5. How old is Starr when Maverick has a talk with her about what to do if a cop stops her?

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