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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 42: "As If" begin?

2. After which period does Tyler ask Shayla about their romantic prospects?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 40: "What’s Up" begin?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 59: "Something Smell" begin?

5. With which of the following does Chapter 66: "Fumbling & Stumbling" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Shayla ascribe the prevalence of armbands at her school?

2. What commendation does Hana offer Shayla as she assists in her school protest?

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

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

5. How does Shayla describe the starting position enforced by using blocks on the track?

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

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

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

9. What comment prompts Shayla to violence?

10. For what reason is Shayla made to apologize to Principal Trask?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What overall attitude toward violence does the novel display, and how does it show that attitude?

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

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?

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