Because of the emotional fallout from Khalil’s murder, Starr misses Chris. Starr had initially gotten angry at Chris because he
took out a condom
while they made out. … She has a flashback to Khalil’s murder, and flinches as she realizes that both One-Fifteen and Chris are white. She begins to cry.
Why does Starr recoil when Chris grabs her hand?
Starr feels like she can be herself with Chris, rather than “Williamson Starr.” When Chris grabs her hand, however, she flashes back to Khalil’s shooting,
unable to separate Chris’s whiteness from One-Fifteen’
s. She recoils. Starr and Chris bond over their shared love of certain elements of black culture.
Why does Starr get upset during the game?
Starr
silently blames herself for being a bad friend to
Chris, Hailey, Natasha, and Khalil. She begins to sob. Her coach sends her to the school therapist. As much as Starr fears being an angry black girl, she fears being a weak black girl more.
Why does Starr feel that she is betraying her black identity by dating Chris?
Starr continues to grapple with her
feelings of guilt
about dating a white boy, fearing that it is the ultimate rejection of Garden Heights and her black identity. The implication is that she, too, fears she has absorbed notions of antiblackness.
Why is Chris upset with Starr at the beginning of Chapter 17?
Chris wants to know why Starr never told him she was the witness. He saw the Diana Carey interview, and although the interview doesn’t show her face, he’d recognized her voice.
Chris is hurt that there’s an aspect of Starr’s life she’s hidden from him
.
Why is Starr afraid to talk about out to Khalil?
Starr is
the only witness to Khalil’s killing
. While she wants the police officer to face justice, she’s afraid to speak out. Without giving too much away, she has good reasons for wanting to hold back. But Starr’s father doesn’t accept her silence — he raised his children to fight to be heard.
Why does Starr say she’s a thug too?
Starr blames herself for doubting Khalil and thinks public opinion would change if they knew why Khalil sold drugs. DeVante calls
himself a thug because he sold drugs and was actually a gang member
. He explains that the King Lords made sure his family didn’t starve, and DeVante liked being taken care of.
Who calls Starr a coward for not speaking out?
Kenya
overhears this and calls Starr a coward for not speaking up more on behalf of Khalil.
Why does Starr feel like her and Chris don’t belong together?
The grand jury is due to announce their decision in a few hours; feeling nervous, Starr calls Chris. The two hang out in Chris’s bedroom, and Starr tells Chris that they shouldn’t be together
because of the difference in their races, backgrounds, and wealth
..
Why are Starr and Uncle Carlos so close?
Starr is very close to Uncle Carlos
and sees him as a father figure, but her father (Maverick) thinks that his brother-in-law should not be a role model for his children, as he is constantly trying to teach them to assimilate to white culture instead of teaching them to embrace their identity and individuality.
How does khalils Funeral make Starr feel?
Starr’s family arrives at Khalil’s funeral. When Starr takes her turn to view the casket,
she thinks Khalil’s corpse looks like a mannequin
. An usher leads her family to the front row, and Starr feels uncomfortable with the prominent position.
How does Starr act at Williamson?
Starr is both embarrassed by Garden Heights and feels inadequate in it. Because she
cannot act like a teenager
from Garden Heights at Williamson, and she cannot act like a Williamson student in Garden Heights, Starr tends to distance herself.
Why does maverick call it a Thugshot?
Hailey has a smug expression on her face and calls Starr a “liar” when she approaches. Hailey then hands Starr two photographs of Khalil. The first, said to be the image the news has shared, is what Maverick calls Khalil’s “thugshot,” in which he
holds a bunch of money to the camera
.
Did Khalil and Starr kiss in the book?
In the film Starr and Khalil kiss on the night of his death, in the
book there’s sexual tension but they don’t kiss
. Starr knows that Khalil is a drug dealer in both, but in the book his reasons for selling drugs and involvement with the King Lords isn’t revealed to Starr (or us) until later in the narrative.
What is the most propelling incident in Chapter 16?
What is the most propelling incident in chapter 16?
When Starr and her family were getting ready for he interview
. The interview. When Khalil got shot and killed.
Why did Chris give Starr the silent treatment at prom?
Why was Chris mad at Starr the night of the prom?
She did not tell him she was the witness to the shooting of Khalil
. Chris told Starr that he loved her.
