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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. During what class period do the protests start at Williamson Prep?
2. When an anonymous millionaire calls the television station right after Starr's television interview airs, who does Starr say she thinks the millionaire is?
3. What does Starr call the new blog she starts after Khalil's death?
4. What faction of the King Lords gang does Maverick ask to help guard his home and family after his home is attacked?
5. What gets thrown through the the window of Starr's house while she and her family are watching a basketball game?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Maverick in front of his children when he and Mr. Lewis are arguing and are confronted by the police? Why?
2. What is the true reason for the protests at Williamson Prep and why does it upset Starr?
3. What turns out to be the reason for Chris's silence toward Starr on the night of prom and how is the problem resolved?
4. What qualities of Lisa's parenting style are displayed during her phone call with the District Attorney?
5. What emotions within the reader is the author trying to magnify by interrupting Starr's family's viewing of the playoff basketball game with an attack on the family's home?
6. What conflict erupts between Maverick and Uncle Carlos about Maverick's choice of a protection method after the attack on his family's home?
7. What conflict concerning college is discussed during the dinner Starr's family has together on the floor of their new home?
8. How do Starr and her family discover that the whole neighborhood knows she was the one in the car with Khalil when he was shot?
9. Why does King want to kill DeVante?
10. What are Starr's feelings when people tell her that she is brave in the wake of Khalil's murder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the two characters of Maverick and Uncle Carlos. What qualities and viewpoints of society does each character represent?
Essay Topic 2
Why does the author craft Khalil's character as she does? How does the multifaceted quality of Khalil's character serve the purpose of her messaging?
Essay Topic 3
Trace Starr's dynamic character arc across the novel's narrative.
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