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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 65: "Show Me" begin?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 41: "Later" begin?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 69: "Hard Laughter" begin?

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

5. With which of the following does Chapter 48: "Fight!" begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What reasons does Julia give for demurring from wearing a black armband when Shayla offers her one?

5. Why does Isabella rebuke Shayla for thinking she would engage with Jace?

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

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

8. How does Bernard improvise an armband?

9. What reason does Bernard give for having defended Alex?

10. What demand does Principal Trask make of Shayla that she refuses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the text, some characters receive full names—that is, given name and surname or family name—or have them heavily implied. Others do not. How does the naming align to the relative importance of the characters concerned, and what in the text indicates as much?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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