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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 31: "Bounce" begin?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 27: "Density" begin?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 4: "Emerson" begin?

4. Which of the following is quoted in Shayla’s English class?

5. With which of the following does Chapter 14: "Broken" begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Shayla note liking Mrs. Alvarez?

3. Why does Shayla note liking to run?

4. Why does Shayla note disliking gym class?

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

6. How does Alex tease Shayla in the wake of the preseason meet?

7. What are the rules of Command?

8. What advice does Shayla receive about running hurdles when she first begins to train for them?

9. What does Shayla cite as the fun in practicing for hurdles?

10. What does Shayla envision when considering Emerson’s comment about going where there is no path?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of A Good Kind of Trouble on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. How might the novel be sectioned off other than it currently is? Why might those divisions be appropriate, based on the text and its contexts of composition and reception?

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist of the novel is a young Black girl. How might the novel be different were its protagonist a young Hispanic girl? Why might it be different in those ways?

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