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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. Which class does Shayla note having?

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

3. How long is the break at Shayla’s school?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 25: "Black Power" begin?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason had Isabella absented herself from school?

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

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

4. Why does Shayla note disliking gym class?

5. What are the rules of Command?

6. Why does Shayla note liking Mrs. Alvarez?

7. How does Shayla describe Mr. Levy as the book begins?

8. What reason does Shayla give for carrying a purse?

9. What reason does Coach West cite for arranging the preseason meet?

10. How does Shayla’s mother note her friendship with Janice began?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

To which genre other than YA might A Good Kind of Trouble be argued to belong? How might it be argued to be part of that other genre?

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