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Questions and Answers
Who is the main character?
Who is the main character?
Starr Carter
What is the name of Starr's friend?
What is the name of Starr's friend?
Kenya
Where do Starr and Kenya attend the spring break party?
Where do Starr and Kenya attend the spring break party?
In their neighborhood of Garden Heights.
How old is Starr?
How old is Starr?
What is the name of the white private school?
What is the name of the white private school?
What does Kenya accuse Starr of acting stuck up?
What does Kenya accuse Starr of acting stuck up?
What do Kenya and Starr both share?
What do Kenya and Starr both share?
What does Starr feel at the party?
What does Starr feel at the party?
Who else does Starr run into at the party?
Who else does Starr run into at the party?
Why does Khalil sell drugs for his family?
Why does Khalil sell drugs for his family?
What sound do they hear at the party?
What sound do they hear at the party?
Khalil and Starr run to whose car?
Khalil and Starr run to whose car?
While in the car, what does Khalil listen to?
While in the car, what does Khalil listen to?
While Khalil and Starr are in the car, what noise do they hear behind?
While Khalil and Starr are in the car, what noise do they hear behind?
What did Starr's dad tell her about how to act around the police?
What did Starr's dad tell her about how to act around the police?
Why did the police pull over Khalil in the first place?
Why did the police pull over Khalil in the first place?
What does Khalil keep doing to the police officer?
What does Khalil keep doing to the police officer?
What does the police officer force him to do?
What does the police officer force him to do?
What does the police officer search for?
What does the police officer search for?
The police officer warns Khalil and Starr not to move, however what does Khalil do?
The police officer warns Khalil and Starr not to move, however what does Khalil do?
What does the police officer end up doing to Khalil?
What does the police officer end up doing to Khalil?
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Study Notes
Main Characters and Relationships
- Starr Carter is the protagonist and central character in the story.
- Kenya is Starr's friend from the neighborhood, who questions Starr's behavior due to her attending a private school.
- Starr and Kenya share a half-brother named Seven, emphasizing their familial connection.
Setting
- The story takes place in Garden Heights, where Starr and Kenya attend a spring break party.
- Starr is 16 years old and struggles with her identity in differing cultural contexts.
Social Dynamics
- Williamson Prep is the white private school that Starr attends, contrasting with her life in Garden Heights.
- Starr feels alienated at the party due to her dual identity; she navigates the expectations of being "cool" in Garden Heights versus being distanced from her black identity at school.
Key Events
- At the party, Starr reunites with Khalil, an acquaintance from her neighborhood.
- Khalil sells drugs to support his family after his grandmother lost her job due to cancer treatments and needs financial support.
- The party atmosphere is shattered by the sound of gunshots, prompting chaos.
Police Encounter
- Khalil and Starr flee to Khalil's car after the shots are fired.
- Inside the car, Khalil listens to Tupac's Thug Life album, highlighting a cultural connection and emotional vibe.
- Police sirens interrupt their moment, and Starr recalls her father's advice on how to behave around police: follow orders, keep hands visible, avoid sudden movements, and only speak when addressed.
Conflict with Law Enforcement
- Khalil is initially pulled over for having a broken tail light.
- Tension escalates as Khalil expresses his frustration to the police officer.
- The officer orders Khalil out of the car and searches for drugs, but finds nothing.
- A critical moment occurs when Khalil opens the car door to check on Starr, leading to tragic consequences.
Climax
- In a shocking turn, the police officer shoots Khalil, highlighting themes of racial profiling and police brutality in the narrative.
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