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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 67: "Stick" begin?

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

3. With which of the following does Shayla note having attended elementary school?

4. Which of Shayla’s classmates claims the trial verdict was a good one?

5. What is served for dinner as Hana joins Regina to protest after the trial verdict?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bernard improvise an armband?

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

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

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

7. What comment prompts Shayla to violence?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Repeatedly in the novel, the protagonist associates itchy palms with coming troubles. Typically, however, itchy palms indicates financial concerns, often greed for money. What effect does the reframing of the symbolism in the present novel have, and how is it achieved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

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