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The Hate U Give 1-15

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

When Khalil and Starr are pulled over by the police officer, Starr mentally catalogs all of the mistakes Khalil is making. Which of the following is NOT something Khalil does?

a)

He asks why they were pulled over.

b)

He makes a sudden movement.

c)

He threatens the officer.

d)

He talks back.

2.

Mom tells Starr a story about Starr not breathing at birth. What is the message Mom wants Starr to get?

a)

People are not always going to like you.

b)

Sometimes you can do something and it turn out to be nothing,

c)

Sometimes you can do everything wrong, and something can still go right.

d)

Sometimes you can do everything right, and something can still go wrong.

3.

Who believes it is Starr's responsibility to speak out and change the neighborhood?

a)

Lisa

b)

Seven

c)

Kenya

d)

DeVaunte'

4.

Why did King want to kill DeVante?

a)

DeVante refused to kill the people who killed Dalvin.

b)

DeVante stole $5000 from King.

c)

DeVante wanted to get out of the gang.

5.

What did Maverick say he and Lisa were going to do after her interview?

a)

look for another job

b)

buy Seven some new clothes

c)

house shopping

6.

What does Lisa suggest that Starr do to process her friendship with Hailey?

a)

End her friendship with Hailey because she is not good for her emotionally right now

b)

Have a heart to heart conversation with her about how she hurt her

c)

Make a list of the good and bad aspects of their friendship

7.

Starr says that Maverick has shown her ______________.

a)

what a good man is

b)

what a good father is

c)

what a good black man is

8.

Why does Seven say that he isn't moving with the family?

a)

because he doesn't want to be far away from his sisters and leave them with King

b)

because he feels that they have a duty to remain in Garden Heights and work on improving their community

c)

because he has all of his friends here and he doesn't want to move away from them

9.

According to Starr, what was the reason Hailey "unfriended" her on Tumblr?

a)

for posting pictures of Khalil

b)

for posting pictures of Emmett Till

10.

What does Starr want Maya and Hailey to apologize about?

a)

She wants them to apologize for using the protest as an excuse to cut class.

b)

They ruined her dress with pasta sauce.

c)

They did not call her in a week.

d)

They called her ugly.

11.

Based on her nightmares at the beginning of the story, what can you infer about Starr?

a)

She is traumatized by the shootings she witnessed

b)

She misses Khalil and Natasha

c)

She overthinks things

d)

She cannot sleep well

12.

What can you infer about Starr's character based on how she behaves in the party at the beginning of the Novel?

a)

She thinks she is better than everyone else

b)

She is an extrovert that likes to have fun

c)

She is very shy and introspective

d)

She is an alcoholic

13.

Based on the context clues, what do you think Khalil means when he says he has been busy at the party?

a)

He is working hard

b)

He is selling drugs

c)

He is studying a lot

d)

He is playing sports

14.

What can you infer about the officer's true intentions of investigating Starr based on the questions she asked her?

a)

She wants to make Khalil's murder look like it was his fault

b)

She wanted to know if Khalil was a drug dealer

c)

She does not believe Starr

d)

She really wants to get to the bottom of things

15.

Why do the police investigators describe the night Khalil was killed as "the incident"?

a)

They are still investigating the situation

b)

They do not want to admit any wrongdoing

c)

They want to spare Starr's feelings

d)

They do not think Starr is telling the truth

16.

Why does Starr take on a different persona when she is at Williamson?

a)

She likes to pretend to be something she is not

b)

She wants to pretend to be rich

c)

She is not comfortable around white people

d)

She does not want to give people a reason to call her ghetto

17.

Starr and Maverick talk about Tupac, his music and Khalil’s views before the shooting. Summarize their conversation.

a)

They talked about what it means to be a thug

b)

The system in the US that was created to keep minorities at the bottom

c)

They were talking about how much they hate rich people

d)

How Tupac used to rhyme really well

18.

Why do the police handcuff Maverick?

a)

because they know Maverick used to be in a gang

b)

because they are bored

c)

because they know Starr is the witness

d)

because they want to scare him

19.

Which statement best characterizes Starr's character development from the beginning of the story to the part we have read thus far?

a)

She starts off scared and she gets even more frightened

b)

She is scared to speak out at first, but later she finds the courage to speaking about what happened

c)

She is sympathetic to Khalil at first, but later she ends up resenting him

d)

She starts off very brave, but police causes her to be afraid to speak

20.

Why does Starr stay in class instead of attending the protest for Khalil at Williamson?

a)

She doesn't want to get in trouble

b)

She is mad at Hailey and doesn't want to be near her

c)

She is mad the students are using the tragedy as an excuse to get out of class

d)

She can't miss her English class because she is failing

21.

Who was the inspiration behind the title of the book?

a)

Lil Wayne

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Khalil

d)

Tupac

22.

What does it mean to code switch like Starr does at school and the police station?

a)

Act ghetto

b)

Change her name

c)

Change her speech and mannerisms

d)

Tell lies about what happened

23.

Identify two gangs in the book.

a)

Garden Defenders & King Lords

b)

Garden Disciples & King Disciples

c)

Garden Disciples & King Lords

d)

Garden Lords & King Disciples

24.

Why did Starr hide the fact that she has a boyfriend from Big Mav?

a)

Because her boyfriend is white & she knows her dad will be upset

b)

Because her dad doesn't want her dating anyone

c)

Because Starr doesn't know if she likes him that much

d)

Because her boyfriend is in a gang and she knows her dad will be upset

25.

What is the plan to keep DeVante safe after he tells Maverick the truth?

a)

Maverick will help him move his mom and sisters away

b)

He will move in with Uncle Carlos and attend online school

c)

He will stay with Mr. Lewis so they can protect each other

d)

He will live in the back room of the store and hide

26.

What does Starr hear during the TV interview that upsets her?

a)

115's father made Garden Heights seem more dangerous than it really was

b)

115's father called Khalil a thug

c)

115's father was telling lies about what happened the night Khalil was murdered

d)

115's father said Khalil deserved to die

27.

How does Hailey react to the interview? How does this make Starr feel?

a)

Hailey agrees with 115's dad, Starr does not care

b)

Hailey yells that he is lying, Starr agrees

c)

Hailey feels bad for 115's family, Starr gets extremely upset

d)

Hailey does not agree with 115's dad, Starr is very happy

28.

What is the real reason Hailey unfollows Starr?

a)

Hailey does not like the the city of Garden Heights

b)

Hailey is mad that Starr quit the basketball team

c)

She is tired of seeing the "black stuff" Starr posts

d)

She does not agree with Starr's stance on the police

29.

What did Lisa tell Starr was the reason she didn't leave Maverick when Seven was born?

a)

The good in their relationship outweighed the bad

b)

To give him a second chance

c)

He was so beautiful

d)

He made a mistake

30.

Why did steal $5000 from King?

a)

he wanted to buy new shoes

b)

he needed to get his family out of Garden Heights after his brother was killed

c)

He wanted to start his own gang

d)

his mum was a drug addict and he needed the money to pay bills

31.

WRITE THE LETTER THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE CORRECT CHARACTER

(a)   Believes you can say racist things and not be racist

32.

WRITE THE LETTER THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE CORRECT CHARACTER

(a)   Was placed on disciplinary leave from their job

33.

WRITE THE LETTER THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE CORRECT CHARACTER

(a)   Lives with Iesha and King

34.

WRITE THE LETTER THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE CORRECT CHARACTER

(a)   Stole five thousand dollars

35.

WRITE THE LETTER THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE CORRECT CHARACTER

(a)   Is related to Khalil by blood

36.

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

a)

She went to prison

b)

She was addicted to drugs

c)

She joined a gang

d)

She wanted to get remarried

37.

Match the quote with the appropriate speaker's letter (type the letter as your answer)

“I wouldn’t have killed Khalil, by the way”

(a)  

38.

Which (2) two of the following describe white privilege?

a)

The advantages an individual has based solely on the fact that they are white.

b)

You’re a terrible person.

c)

You’re racist.

d)

An invisible package of unearned assets that white people cash in on each day, but often are oblivious to.

e)

You don’t have a hard life.

39.

Which definition describes racism?

a)

A belief that national interests an culture are superior to others

b)

Policy or attitude against age groups

c)

Prejudice or discrimination based on race

d)

Prejudice or discrimination based on gender

40.

What is prejudice?

a)

To judge someone before you know anything about them.

b)

To violently attack someone.

c)

To punish someone for being different.

d)

Hating someone's religion.

41.

Was created in 2013 to campaign against violence towards Black people and institutional racism.

a)

Police brutality

b)

Anti-racism

c)

Black Lives Matter movement

d)

Movement

42.

More than just being “not racist”, it means you oppose racism through your beliefs and actions.

a)

Black Lives Matter movement

b)

Anti-racism

c)

Institutional/systemic racism

d)

Activism

43.

Suggests some have some things others do not. Acknowledges that people experience life differently because of their race.

a)

Institutional/systemic racism

b)

Police brutality

c)

White privilege

d)

Ally

44.

What is implicit bias?

a)

obvious racist behaviors that directly harm others

b)

attitudes or stereotypes that unconsciously affect our understanding, actions and decisions

c)

attempting to hide your bias so others can't see it

d)

an individual's thoughts and opinions

45.

Oversimplifications or rigid generalizations about the traits and behaviors of an entire group of people, which are applied to individuals in that group without regard to unique characteristics.

a)

Bias

b)

Racism

c)

Stereotypes

d)

Prejudice

46.

A preference either for or against an individual or group that interferes with a person's ability to be fair or impartial in his or her judgement

a)

Bias

b)

Bigotry

c)

Diversity

d)

Scapegoating