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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 53: "Black & Blue" begin?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 51: "Woke" begin?

3. Of whom does Coach West note having been jealous?

4. Which color does Shayla note Isabella shows while sick?

5. Whom of the following is the latest to be noted in the acknowledgments?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shayla tell Bernard to take off his improvised armband?

2. What reasons does Shayla note for wanting a closer friendship with Yolanda?

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

4. What is Mr. Powell’s warning to Shayla?

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

6. What is Shayla’s mother’s rule about dinner?

7. How does Shayla’s track team commemorate its victory?

8. What challenge does Shayla’s mother put before Principal Trask?

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

10. What consequences does Shayla anticipate facing for students wearing armbands?

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

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s family name.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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