The Hate U give 1
What is the name of the main character?
Starr Carter
Why did the police officer shoot Khalil?
Because he thought Khalil was holding a weapon when it was really a hairbrush.
Who was killed by a police officer?
Khalil
Who did Starr leave the party with?
Khalil
What are J's?
Jordans
What is the amount of bullets that pierced Kalil's body
3
How many times have Starr experienced her friends dying?
2
Why did Starr leave the party?
Because of a shooting
What job does Uncle Carlos have?
He is a police officer
What is "The other talk”?
Hint: The talk Maverick has with Starr and Sekani about the police
What to do if a cop pulls you over
Who is Starr' father and what is his brief backstory?
Maverick “Big Mav” Carter runs a grocery store in Garden Heights. He has previously spent three years in prison for gang activity.
Who did Starr go to the party with, in the beginning of the book.
Kenya, who is her friend from Garden Heights and her brother's half-sister
Who ended up getting shot at the party that Starr, Kenya, and Khalil were at in the beginning of the book?
DeVante's friend, Dalvin
Why does Starr feel torn between two communities?
She attends a rich prep school (Williamson),but lives in rough Garden Heights
What is code- switching?
Shifting from one language or dialect to another, depending on the social context or conversational setting
What internal conflicts does Starr experience after Khalil got shot?
Starr didn't want to talk to the police, her relationships with her friends and boyfriend changed, and she was having nightmares.
How does Starr's mother feel about living in Garden Heights?
She wants to move
Starr's youngest brother?
Sekani
Who is Sekani pointing the gun at?
King
How do you see systemic racism in the The Hate U Give?
- Police brutality and racial profiling
- Housing discrimination
- Stereotypes
- Legal system bias
Why is Starr hesitant to talk to her friends from school, (Hailey and Maya) about Garden Heights?
She does want them look down on her. It's the "poor" school.
Why does Starr go to a private school?
After her best friend was shot and killed right in front of her when she was ten, and because of the rough environment she lives in, her parents decided to send her to a private school, hoping to give her a better life.
Why does Starr refuse to join her classmates in the protest against Khalil’s death?
She realizes that they didn't really care about Kahlil, it was a reason to get out of class.
What kind of food do Hailey (Starr's friends) see as "black foods"?
Hint: It's what she told her to pretend the basketball game was.
Fried chicken
What does THUG LIFE mean?
- The Hate U Give Little Infants Fs Everybody
- Tupac
- "what society feeds into you has a way of affecting us all"