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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. Whom of the following consoles Shayla after her fall?

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

3. With which of the following does Chapter 33: "Chapped Lips" begin?

4. What is Julia’s phone password?

5. With whom is Bernard partnered for a density lab?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the rules of Command?

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

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

5. Why does Shayla ask to borrow Isabella’s top?

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

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

8. Why does Shayla note disliking gym class?

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

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

What significance accrues to the relative lack of depictions of fatherhood in the novel? How does that significance emerge?

Essay Topic 2

What is to be made of the various paratextual indicators throughout the novel—most notably the images at the beginnings of chapters, the emoji used in reported text messages, and the italicization of Shayla’s eyeball journal entries?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of Principal Trask’s name.

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