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What is the name of the narrator in The Hate U Give?
What is the name of the narrator in The Hate U Give?
- Kenya Carter
- Lisa Carter
- Starr Carter (correct)
- Denasia Carter
Starr feels completely comfortable and accepted at the spring break party in Garden Heights.
Starr feels completely comfortable and accepted at the spring break party in Garden Heights.
False (B)
What type of school does Starr attend?
What type of school does Starr attend?
Williamson Prep
Starr's friend, Kenya, accuses her of acting ________ because Starr attends Williamson Prep.
Starr's friend, Kenya, accuses her of acting ________ because Starr attends Williamson Prep.
Match the following characters with their descriptions:
Match the following characters with their descriptions:
What is the primary demographic of the residents of Garden Heights?
What is the primary demographic of the residents of Garden Heights?
Starr easily remembers all of her childhood acquaintances from Garden Heights at the party.
Starr easily remembers all of her childhood acquaintances from Garden Heights at the party.
What is the name of Starr's half-brother?
What is the name of Starr's half-brother?
Khalil tells Starr that the acronym 'Thug Life' stands for 'The hate u give little infants f---s ________'.
Khalil tells Starr that the acronym 'Thug Life' stands for 'The hate u give little infants f---s ________'.
Match the following items with their significance in the story:
Match the following items with their significance in the story:
What does Starr's father, Maverick, do for a living?
What does Starr's father, Maverick, do for a living?
Khalil is openly enthusiastic about discussing his personal life and activities when Starr sees him at the party.
Khalil is openly enthusiastic about discussing his personal life and activities when Starr sees him at the party.
Which two gangs are mentioned as possibly being involved in the shooting at the party?
Which two gangs are mentioned as possibly being involved in the shooting at the party?
Starr remembers her father's lecture about how to act around the ________, advising her to keep her hands visible.
Starr remembers her father's lecture about how to act around the ________, advising her to keep her hands visible.
Match the following actions with their immediate consequences:
Match the following actions with their immediate consequences:
What prompts Starr to ask Khalil if he's dealing drugs?
What prompts Starr to ask Khalil if he's dealing drugs?
One-Fifteen explicitly states that he is stopping Khalil because he suspects him of dealing drugs.
One-Fifteen explicitly states that he is stopping Khalil because he suspects him of dealing drugs.
What item does One-Fifteen claim is broken on Khalil's car?
What item does One-Fifteen claim is broken on Khalil's car?
Starr mentions that Khalil's ________ keep him from looking tough.
Starr mentions that Khalil's ________ keep him from looking tough.
Match the following themes with events in the novel:
Match the following themes with events in the novel:
What is the significance of Starr remembering Maverick's lecture about interacting with the police?
What is the significance of Starr remembering Maverick's lecture about interacting with the police?
Starr immediately analyzes and reflects upon the events happening around her during the traffic stop with Khalil.
Starr immediately analyzes and reflects upon the events happening around her during the traffic stop with Khalil.
What is the significance of Starr and Khalil's shared memory of Natasha?
What is the significance of Starr and Khalil's shared memory of Natasha?
Starr feels ________ Black in her own neighborhood because she cannot act like a Williamson Prep student in Garden Heights.
Starr feels ________ Black in her own neighborhood because she cannot act like a Williamson Prep student in Garden Heights.
Match each chapter with its primary thematic focus:
Match each chapter with its primary thematic focus:
Why does Starr equate the provocative dancing at the party with teen pregnancy?
Why does Starr equate the provocative dancing at the party with teen pregnancy?
The text suggests that One-Fifteen views Khalil and Starr as dangerous threats, despite their age.
The text suggests that One-Fifteen views Khalil and Starr as dangerous threats, despite their age.
How does the author establish Starr as a reliable narrator?
How does the author establish Starr as a reliable narrator?
The fact that gun violence barely distracts Kenya from 'boy drama' suggests that such violence is ________ in Garden Heights.
The fact that gun violence barely distracts Kenya from 'boy drama' suggests that such violence is ________ in Garden Heights.
Match the characters with their conflicted feelings:
Match the characters with their conflicted feelings:
In what way does Starr’s narration enhance the reader's understanding of the events surrounding Khalil's death?
In what way does Starr’s narration enhance the reader's understanding of the events surrounding Khalil's death?
The text implies that discussions about sex and police interactions are equally common rites of passage for black teenagers in Garden Heights.
The text implies that discussions about sex and police interactions are equally common rites of passage for black teenagers in Garden Heights.
How does Khalil's insistence that the “Thug Life” album still holds relevance contribute to the story’s themes?
How does Khalil's insistence that the “Thug Life” album still holds relevance contribute to the story’s themes?
The parallel drawn between Starr's and Khalil's experiences as 'minors' treated as 'dangerous threats' highlights the theme of ________ in how society perceives young black individuals.
The parallel drawn between Starr's and Khalil's experiences as 'minors' treated as 'dangerous threats' highlights the theme of ________ in how society perceives young black individuals.
Match the societal forces with their impact on the youth of Garden Heights:
Match the societal forces with their impact on the youth of Garden Heights:
Why might Thomas have chosen to reveal Khalil's 'inner sweetness' so early in the narrative?
Why might Thomas have chosen to reveal Khalil's 'inner sweetness' so early in the narrative?
The absence of Khalil's dimples when Starr questions him about his activities is merely a physical detail, bearing no symbolic significance.
The absence of Khalil's dimples when Starr questions him about his activities is merely a physical detail, bearing no symbolic significance.
How does Starr's narration of the traffic stop challenge potential assumptions about police-civilian interactions?
How does Starr's narration of the traffic stop challenge potential assumptions about police-civilian interactions?
By setting Maverick's 'police talk' alongside Lisa's 'sex talk,' the author suggests that self-policing and navigating interactions with law enforcement are survival skills that Black children have to learn from a young age.
By setting Maverick's 'police talk' alongside Lisa's 'sex talk,' the author suggests that self-policing and navigating interactions with law enforcement are survival skills that Black children have to learn from a young age.
Match the literary techniques with the purpose they serve in Chapters 1 and 2:
Match the literary techniques with the purpose they serve in Chapters 1 and 2:
If the police talk represents the need to adapt to survive interactions with law enforcement, and the sex talk represents navigating personal safety and relationships, what further symbolic meaning could be derived from their juxtaposition?
If the police talk represents the need to adapt to survive interactions with law enforcement, and the sex talk represents navigating personal safety and relationships, what further symbolic meaning could be derived from their juxtaposition?
The novel suggests that the forces of gang violence and racial prejudice are fundamentally opposed and have no overlapping effects on the community.
The novel suggests that the forces of gang violence and racial prejudice are fundamentally opposed and have no overlapping effects on the community.
How do the contrasting settings of Williamson Prep and Garden Heights enhance the reader's understanding of Starr's double consciousness?
How do the contrasting settings of Williamson Prep and Garden Heights enhance the reader's understanding of Starr's double consciousness?
In the context of Starr's experience, having to 'earn coolness' in Garden Heights while 'blackness bestows coolness' at Williamson Prep suggests that authenticity is ______ by societal context.
In the context of Starr's experience, having to 'earn coolness' in Garden Heights while 'blackness bestows coolness' at Williamson Prep suggests that authenticity is ______ by societal context.
Flashcards
Who is Starr Carter?
Who is Starr Carter?
The narrator of 'The Hate U Give,' a teenager attending Williamson Prep.
What is Garden Heights?
What is Garden Heights?
Starr's home neighborhood, characterized by poverty and a predominantly Black population.
What is Williamson Prep?
What is Williamson Prep?
The fancy, majority-white school Starr attends.
Who is Khalil?
Who is Khalil?
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What is 'Thug Life'?
What is 'Thug Life'?
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Who is Maverick?
Who is Maverick?
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Who is One-Fifteen?
Who is One-Fifteen?
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Who is Seven?
Who is Seven?
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What is alienation?
What is alienation?
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What is the inciting event?
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Study Notes
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- The Hate U Give is narrated by Starr Carter, a teenager.
Starr's Identity and Setting
- Starr feels out of place at a spring break party in her neighborhood, Garden Heights.
- Kenya accuses Starr of acting stuck up because Starr attends Williamson Prep, a fancy, majority-white school.
- Garden Heights is primarily poor and Black.
- Starr finds it difficult to fit in both at Williamson Prep and in Garden Heights, feeling inauthentic in both environments.
- She harshly judges people at the party due to her feelings of alienation and insecurity.
- Starr equates the dancing at the party with teen pregnancy but admits promiscuity happens everywhere.
Khalil's Character
- Starr runs into Khalil, her childhood best friend, who she hasn't seen lately.
- Khalil has likely been dealing drugs.
- Khalil wants to speak with Maverick about something but doesn't tell Starr what.
- Khalil plays Tupac Shakur's "Thug Life," explaining that it means "The hate u give little infants f---s everyone."
- Khalil says he needs more money than a minimum wage job because his grandmother lost her job after cancer treatments caused her to miss work.
- Khalil's dimples keep him from looking tough, but they disappear when Starr asks him why he's been busy.
- Khalil makes world-weary comments and choices that sound like Starr's parents.
Police Encounter
- Gunshots interrupt the party, and Starr and Khalil run to Khalil's car.
- Starr cannot find Kenya but texts to make sure she is safe.
- Starr remembers Maverick's lecture about how to act around police.
- Khalil is pulled over by One-Fifteen, a police officer.
- One-Fifteen asks where they came from, but Khalil insists that it is none of One-Fifteen's business.
- One-Fifteen tells Khalil that his tail light is broken.
- Khalil complains, and One-Fifteen forces him to get out of the car
- One-Fifteen searches Khalil but finds nothing.
- As he heads back to his car, One-Fifteen warns Khalil and Starr not to move.
- Khalil opens the car door to check on Starr, and One-Fifteen shoots him.
Inciting Event
- One-Fifteen shoots Khalil when Khalil opens the car door to check on Starr.
- Starr jumps out of the car to check on Khalil, only to have One-Fifteen point his gun at her.
- Through Starr's reliable narration, One-Fifteen's use of deadly force is shocking and unnecessary.
Narration
- Starr is a thoughtful and engaging narrator.
- Starr observes and reacts first before reflecting.
- The present tense keeps the reader close to Starr's feelings.
- Starr never intentionally misleads the reader.
- Starr's narration avoids digressions and analysis except when she thinks about her father's advice on how to speak to police.
- The directness gives the impression that Starr is too scared to think beyond what is happening directly and how to keep herself safe.
- Starr's lack of verbal filters means she reports exactly what she is experiencing.
Violence
- Gun violence disrupts a party because of hatred between gangs.
- The racist prejudice of One-Fifteen turns a routine act deadly.
- The gangs and the police are the embodiment of "hate" described in the "Thug Life" acronym.
- Maverick's police talk and Lisa's sex talk are common rites of passage for the black teenagers of Garden Heights.
- The gangs and the police haunt and mar common teenage experiences.
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