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Lisa Moore RaméeA Good Kind of Trouble
Lisa Moore RaméeFiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
CHAPTERS 1-10
Reading Check
1. Who does Mr. Levy assign to Shayla as a lab partner, much to her dismay?
2. Why is Shayla afraid of playing the game “Command” in Chapter 5?
3. Which of Shayla’s classmates attempts to flirt with her in shop class in Chapter 6?
4. Why does Hana wear a black armband in Chapter 8?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Why does Shala refer to her friend group as “the United Nations” in Chapter 2?
2. What is Shayla’s relationship with Yolanda, her PE partner in Chapter 3?
3. In Chapter 4, why does Shayla feel uncomfortable when Ms. Jacobs expresses surprise that Shayla didn’t mention that Ralph Waldo Emerson was an abolitionist?
Paired Resource
“Lisa Moore Ramée A Good Kind of Trouble”
- In this brief video on the author’s YouTube channel, Ramée answers the number one question she gets: Why did you write A Good Kind of Trouble?
- Ramée explains that among the many reasons she wrote A Good Kind of Trouble was the fact that she wanted to write stories for Black girls.
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