The Hate U Give questions chapter 16-26

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

1. Why did Starr never tell Chris that her best friend died and that she was there when he got shot?

2. Is Maverick a round or flat character? Explain your answer.

While watching a basketball game (the day before Starr will testify in Court), the Carters are attacked. “Yeah, it could’ve been King Lords, but what if that was the cops?” (p. 315)
What is the reason to believe it’s the cops and what is the reason to believe it are King Lords?

4. How does Chris and Starr’s relationship change over the course of the novel?

5a. What happens to DeVante in chapter 22 (page 377)?

b. What does Iesha do afterwards? Did your opinion about her change after that or not? Why?

6a. What is the grand jury’s verdict?

b. Did you expect this? Why or why not?

c. Do you think the story would have been more or less believable if the verdict had been different? Explain your answer.

Chapter 24, 25, 26
1. How does Starr stand up for Khalil during the riots in Garden Heights?

2a. How do the police respond to the riots?

b. What does this say about their view on black communities?

3. What did Starr accomplish by speaking out about Khalil’s murder?

4. What important lessons can we learn from THUG?