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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 Shayla note having attended elementary school?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 65: "Show Me" begin?

3. What kind of ice cream does Shayla order after a protest?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 55: "Friendships & Trash Cans" begin?

5. Which of the following is noted as Hana’s favorite movie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrative remarks on several attempts by the protagonist to go into sport, and other sports than those mentioned are generally available to middle school students. Thus, there is significance to the protagonist going into track. How might the novel change had the protagonist gone into a different athletic activity, such as softball or cheerleading, and why would it change in such ways?

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

Sources attest to the presence of A Good Kind of Trouble on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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