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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. With what weapon do the police respond to the crowd's chanting and waving of protest signs after Khalil's funeral?
2. Who stops the teens from robbing Seven and Starr on the basketball court?
3. On what street do Khalil and Starr get pulled over in Khalil's car?
4. What is the breed of Starr's family dog?
5. What does Khalil say just before the policeman shoots him three times?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. What reason does Starr give for loving the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
4. 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?
5. What reasons does Starr give for wondering if she should go to Khalil's funeral and for feeling like a phony once she does go?
6. What is the nature of Starr's relationship with King, Kenya's father?
7. What does Starr say happened when she invited Hailey and Maya to her house for a sleepover in the 7th grade?
8. What is the origin story of Seven's conception and how does it affect the family dynamic?
9. 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?
10. Whom does Starr call when she feels she can no longer handle being at school the day of the basketball game altercation and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
For what purpose does the author break the novel into five titled parts but to leave all 26 chapters untitled?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the significance of the list of names Starr mentions at the end of the novel and its ties to the novel's themes.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss April Ofrah's function within the novel and how her character is used by the author in order to send specific messages regarding organized and purposeful quests for societal change.
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