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The Hate U Give

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were Starr and Khalil before what the police call "The Incident"?

a)

Kenya's house party

b)

Big D's spring break party

c)

Starr's house

d)

The park

2.

What kind of business does Starr's dad Maverick own?

a)

A barbershop

b)

A gas station

c)

A grocery store

d)

A restaurant

3.

How long was Maverick in prison when Starr was young?

a)

6 months

b)

3 years

c)

1 year

d)

5 years

4.

Identify the two gangs in the story. (Select two answers.)

a)

Garden Defenders

b)

King Lords

c)

Garden Disciples

d)

King Disciples

5.

What secret is Starr keeping from her father?

a)

that she was in the car with Khalil the night he was killed

b)

that she has a white boyfriend

c)

that she is failing all her classes

d)

that she doesn't want to go to college

6.

Who are Rosalie and Brenda?

a)

Rosalie: Khalil's grandma, Brenda: Khalil's biological mom

b)

Rosalie: Starr's friend, Brenda: Seven's mom

c)

Rosalie: Seven's mom, Brenda: Starr's mom

d)

Rosalie: Kenya's friend, Brenda: Kenya's enemy

7.

What's the real reason Starr's dad and Uncle Carlos are always fighting?

a)

Uncle Carlos was there for Starr when her dad was in prison

b)

They don't agree about the law.

c)

They both keep it real.

d)

They don't agree about Garden Heights.

8.

Why does Big Mav name his daughter Starr?

a)

because she has bright eyes that sparkle like stars

b)

because she represents black pride in a world full of whites

c)

because she was born during the time he was grieving and helped him get through the loss

d)

because she is talented and will one day become famous

9.

Which character believes you can say racist things and not be racist?

a)

Maverick

b)

Mr. Lewis

c)

Hailey

d)

Chris

10.

Who lives with Iesha and King?

a)

Ms. Rosalie

b)

Kenya

c)

Mr. Lewis

d)

Chris

11.

What's wrong with Khalil's grandmother

a)

She can't hear well.

b)

She is losing her eyesight.

c)

She has cancer.

d)

She is in a wheelchair.

12.

Why was Khalil's mom not present during his childhood?

a)

She went to prison.

b)

She was addicted to crack.

c)

She joined a gang.

d)

She wanted to get remarried.

13.

What caused Starr to stop crying during her interview with the officers?

a)

They brought her food.

b)

They asked if Khalil sold drugs.

c)

They asked her to take a lie detector test.

d)

They showed her Khalil's prior record.

14.

Which character is best represented by The Fresh Prince Theme Song?

a)

Chris

b)

Khalil

c)

Maya

d)

Starr

15.

Which character said the following quote?

"I heard that Khalil boy got himself shot last night."

a)

Maverick

b)

Mr. Lewis

c)

Uncle Carlos

d)

Lisa

16.

Which character said the following quote?

“He [Khalil] didn’t pull the trigger on himself either.”

a)

Lisa

b)

Maverick

c)

Uncle Carlos

d)

Starr

17.

Which character said the following quote?

“Are y’all putting Khalil and Starr on trial or the cop who killed him?”

a)

Chris

b)

Uncle Carlos

c)

Maverick

d)

Lisa

18.

Which of the following quotes demonstrates Starr's mom's ability to empathize (understand the emotions of someone else)?

a)

“Oh, somebody’s trying to be funny. Now I know you ain’t feeling bad. We’ll talk later. I love you. Mwah!”

b)

“Shut up!” she screams. She turns around, tears streaking her face. “That wasn’t some li’l friend of hers. That was her son, you hear me? Her son!” Her voice cracks. “She carried that boy, birthed that boy. And you have no right to judge her.”

c)

“If Carlos doesn’t think it’s necessary just yet, I trust his judgment. Plus I’ll be with her the entire time.”

d)

“That’s the Garden for you,” Momma says. “If folks can’t do anything else, they’ll cook.”

19.

What does Starr's mom mean when she says the following quote?

"... moving out of the neighborhood won’t mean you’re not real and it won’t mean you can’t help this community."

a)

Lisa wants to help Garden Heights, no matter where she is.

b)

Lisa wants to make sure her kids grow up safe, especially because Starr, who's only 16, has already seen two of her friends die.

c)

Lisa is trying to convince Maverick that they can still help Garden Heights even if they moved somewhere else.

d)

Lisa wants to move somewhere gated.

20.

What does Starr mean when she says the following quote?

"Sometimes it's hard to believe Garden Heights and Riverton Hills share the same sky.”

a)

Starr is emphasizing how different the two communities are to her and how difficult it is to be understood in both.

b)

Starr can't believe that such injustice can happen here.

c)

Starr is showing how important it is to embrace who she is.

d)

Starr is explaining how these two communities will never get along or understand each other.