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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 44: "The Breaks" begin?

2. Which accessory is proclaimed as contrary to dress codes?

3. With what does the main text of the novel conclude?

4. Which of the following slogans does Shayla see on a sign as her mother drives her home after the trial concludes?

5. Of what does Shayla note Principal Trask’s breath smells?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment prompts Shayla to violence?

2. How is Coach West dressed when she greets Shayla at the mall?

3. How does Shayla explain leading Tyler on to Isabella?

4. What concern does Hana cite in making her choice of college to attend?

5. What does Shayla note wanting for Christmas (194)?

6. Why does Shayla muse on missing visiting Julia’s grandmother?

7. Why does Shayla reject the premise of “blue lives matter”?

8. How does the novel define “dog-piling” (248)?

9. How does Shayla explain her lack of contact with her friends over the winter break?

10. Why does Shayla express disbelief at the trial verdict?

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

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?

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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