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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. What injury does Starr say she had incurred while jumping down from a fence that caused her to stop jumping to the ground from high places?

2. What separates the customers from the cashier at Reuben's BBQ?

3. What is the punishment Lisa doles out to Starr and Seven for leaving to play basketball without asking permission?

4. How long after Khalil's death does his funeral take place?

5. To what room do Starr and her family run when they hear the sounds of machine guns?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Starr say happened when she invited Hailey and Maya to her house for a sleepover in the 7th grade?

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

4. What sort of help does DeVante seek from Maverick and what sort of help does he receive?

5. What does Starr say she needs to figure out about her and Chris's relationship before they can go any further with their romance?

6. What does Starr reveal about the makeup of her family's religious beliefs in the opening chapters?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how Starr's experience of witnessing Khalil's death changes her view of her relationship with Chris. What is the author's purpose for including this shift in Starr's worldview?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's purpose in including the character of Seven, who bridges the two worlds of Maverick and King due to one of his parents living within each household. How would the omission of his character make the novel's themes more difficult for the author to portray?

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