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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. When Starr and Lisa arrive at the police station for Starr to be interviewed, how many cops does Starr count before she loses count because the guns in their holsters are all she can see?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 24.
(d) 6.

2. In what gang are the teens who try to rob Seven and Starr on the basketball court?
(a) Bloods.
(b) Garden Disciples.
(c) King Lords.
(d) Grape Street Crips.

3. How many times in total does the policeman search Khalil after he pulls him over and pulls him out of the car?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what point total do Seven and Starr agree to play when they play one-on-one basketball the day after the riots break out in their neighborhood?

3. At what church is Khalil's funeral held?

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

5. What is the name of Starr's prep school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed about Starr's dad Maverick's criminal past in the opening three chapters?

3. What does Seven reveal to Starr, Maverick, and Lisa about his problems at home the morning after Khalil is shot?

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

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

6. What kind of memories flood Starr's mind as she walks up Rosalie's walkway when they go to visit Rosalie instead of attending church?

7. 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?

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

9. Though Starr's family is used to hearing gunshots in their neighborhood, what causes them to turn the lights off and to eat dinner on the floor the night after Khalil's funeral?

10. What does Starr say she has always said she would do if she ever saw a black person killed just for being black and how does it contrast with her feelings now that she is actually in that position?

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