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Chapter Five
- How is Starr’s school environment different from her neighborhood?
- Who is “Williamson Starr”? How is she different?
- Do you have more than one “self” you present to the world? Explain.
- Who was Emmett Till?
- Why hasn’t Starr told Chris about Natasha? Should she? She doesn’t want him to look at her differently.
- How did Khalil make sense of his mom’s crack addiction when he was little?
- Do you think Brenda has a right to grieve for her son?
Chapter Six – Seven
- Why do you think it is so important to Starr to never appear “ghetto” around white people?
- How does Starr feel around police?
- What do the questions the police ask indicate about their intentions?
- How has witnessing Khalil’s killing affected the way Starr feels around Chris and her friends at Williamson?
- Can someone say something racist without being racist?
Chapter Eight
- How does Khalil’s funeral make Starr feel?
- What are the implications of Khalil being a King Lord? How might it affect the pursuit of justice for his murder?
- How could Starr be exploited in this situation?