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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. When Greg was younger, where did he spend summers with his mother's family?

2. Where was Zanen at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 9, what percent was Twin Bridges white?

4. In Chapter 10 when Will and a buddy went looking for whitetails, what did Will take to drink?

5. In the Prologue, how long is the basketball tournament Will is going ot play in?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Greg Whitesell suffer a concussion and how did it affect him?

2. Why was Zanen not able to buy his grandparents' ranch?

3. Who is Phil Malatare?

4. What is Arlee like?

5. What did Travis DeCuire believe was necessary for players to achieve success in Division I basketball?

6. When Streep and Zanen meet, why does Zanen believe no one will ever recruit Ty?

7. How did Will's parents meet and what were Will's early years like?

8. How did Big Will find his career?

9. In Chapter 8, what was Will's summer job?

10. Who is Jennifer Jilot, and how does she help Will get reinstated on sports teams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bison were an important resource for Native Americans before the white man came. Why were bison an important resource for Native Americans? Why were they still an important resource in the present?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world those people inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How does Streep use imagery to help readers imagine the world where people live in Brothers on Three?

Essay Topic 3

Zanen and the school board often were at odds. Why were Zanen and the board often at odds? Why might the crab-bucket effect have been a factor in the tension between them?

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