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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. When Hailey tells the PE teacher that Starr is struggling with her loss of Natasha again, to whom does the PE teacher send Starr?

2. For what quality does Starr say she remembers Seven making fun of her when they were young?

3. What is the first name of the policeman with badge number One One Five?

4. For two members of what 90s R and B group are DeVante and Dalvin named?

5. What is Starr's neighborhood called?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason does Starr give for loving the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

7. Whom does Starr call when she feels she can no longer handle being at school the day of the basketball game altercation and why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace Starr's dynamic character arc across the novel's narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the novel's theme of compartmentalized identities.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the author's comparison among Riverton Hills, Garden Heights, and Brook Falls. What is her purpose in presenting these three neighborhood archetypes?

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