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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter 8: "Pictures & Pits" begin?

2. As which of the following does Shayla note having dressed for Halloween?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 1: "First Slide begin"?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 20: "Green Tops & Green Monsters" begin?

5. With which of the following does Chapter 21: "Clearing Hurdles" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What suspicion does Shayla have of Isabella lending her her top?

2. How does Shayla define talking?

3. Why does Shayla note the Monday after Halloween got off to a bad start for her?

4. What advice does Hana offer Shayla about Jace?

5. Why does Shayla avoid getting running clothes in advance of her first track practice?

6. What reaction does Shayla’s mother have to her dressing up as a Black Panther for Halloween?

7. Why is Shayla angrier at Julia than at Stacy for the Command given Tyler?

8. When Alex is Commanded at lunch, what does he do?

9. What hope does Mr. Powell voice for his students?

10. How are “‘old school’ parties” defined in the novel (141-42)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrative remarks on several attempts by the protagonist to go into sport, and other sports than those mentioned are generally available to middle school students. Thus, there is significance to the protagonist going into track. How might the novel change had the protagonist gone into a different athletic activity, such as softball or cheerleading, and why would it change in such ways?

Essay Topic 2

In the text, some characters receive full names—that is, given name and surname or family name—or have them heavily implied. Others do not. How does the naming align to the relative importance of the characters concerned, and what in the text indicates as much?

Essay Topic 3

A number of readers cite the following passage as being of importance (41): “Okay, like if you eat unhealthy food a long time, you’re going to be unhealthy, right? Well, for too long people have been fed a diet about Black folks. About folks with brown skin. Making them think we’re scary. And that’s how the police have been trained to act. It’s going to take a long time to change people’s minds.”

Assuming that the passage is important to the novel, how and why is it so?

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