Q 01/05

In The Hate U Give, what object in Khalil's car does the officer claim he mistook for a gun?

A) A cell phone

B) A wallet

C) A hairbrush

D) A flashlight

Answer · why

C) A hairbrush

A hairbrush with a thick black handle lay in the car door, as the activist lawyer April Ofrah later reveals. Protesters turn that fact into a chant.

Q 02/05

The title The Hate U Give comes from an acronym coined by which rapper, who wore it as a tattoo?

A) Tupac Shakur

B) Snoop Dogg

C) The Notorious B.I.G.

D) Eazy-E

Answer · why

A) Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur spelled out THUG LIFE as a warning that the hatred society feeds its children comes back to harm everyone. Khalil explains the idea to St...

Q 03/05

In The Hate U Give, which 1990s show is Starr's favorite, its theme sung by her boyfriend?

A) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

B) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

C) The Secret World of Alex Mack

D) Clarissa Explains It All

Answer · why

B) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air mirrors Starr's own life, she says: a teenager sent from a rough neighborhood into a wealthy world. Unlike its hero, she f...

Q 04/05

Which actor, known as Rue in The Hunger Games, plays Starr in the 2018 film of The Hate U Give?

A) Yara Shahidi

B) Quvenzhané Wallis

C) Marsai Martin

D) Amandla Stenberg

Answer · why

D) Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg was attached to the role almost a year before the novel reached bookstores. The performance won an NAACP Image Award for outstanding ...

Q 05/05

In The Hate U Give, Starr's parents gave her two talks at twelve: one about sex and one about what?

A) Joining a gang

B) Dealing with the police

C) Applying to college

D) Staying safe on social media

Answer · why

B) Dealing with the police

Dealing with the police meant doing as she was told and never talking back. Starr grows frightened when Khalil breaks those rules by asking the office...