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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of service does April Ofrah tell Starr's family that she wants to provide for Starr for no charge?
(a) Psychiatric services.
(b) Financial planning services.
(c) Medical services.
(d) Legal services.

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

3. On what day of the week does Big D always hold this particular type of party every year?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

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

5. What treat does Uncle Carlos take Starr out to get when she calls him to come get her from school?
(a) Milkshakes.
(b) Frozen yogurt.
(c) Gelato.
(d) Ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Starr say that her parents have told her is not a smart thing to do while a cop has his back to her?

3. What job had Khalil once held at Carter's Grocery store?

4. Who does Starr name as her very first crush?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the origin story of Seven's conception and how does it affect the family dynamic?

2. At what moments does Starr feel she has overstepped her bounds or has made mistakes within her interview with the detectives who question her about the night of Khalil's death?

3. What action does Starr take that she names as a betrayal worse than dating a white boy and why?

4. What does Starr cite as the reason for her parents enrolling her in a private school in a rich neighborhood six years prior to the start of the novel's events?

5. What is the nature of Starr's relationship with King, Kenya's father?

6. What dichotomy does Starr describe between her Garden Heights persona and her Williamson Prep persona?

7. What reasons does Starr give for keeping from Chris the fact that she had witnessed Khalil's murder?

8. What clues does the author inject into the party scene that indicate that gunshots are not a rare occurrence in Starr's neighborhood of Garden Heights?

9. What racist comment does Hailey make to Starr during the basketball game in PE that upsets Starr?

10. What happens during Starr's interview with the detectives to make Starr and Lisa sure that justice will not be served in relation to Khalil's murder?

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