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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. Who gave Mikan a college scholarship to play basketball?

2. When was George Mikan born?

3. Where did Oderah and Arinze's father grow up?

4. In Chapter 9, what is the score at half time when O'Dowd plays Waynesville?

5. Who goes in for Alex when he fouls in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during an open gym right before the 2014-15 season when Alex was practicing?

2. What is the worst team for racism, and when do the Dragons play that team?

3. How did women push for changes to the rules Berenson created for women's basketball, and when were those changes instituted?

4. How do the Dragons do during the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions?

5. Why does Jeevin hate Gandhi?

6. What religion does Jeevin practice, and what are some key tenets of his religion?

7. How did Lou get the hamstring injury that ended his basketball career?

8. How did basketball come to China?

9. How did Oderah and Arinze Chidom become basketball players?

10. When did Oderah and her teammates at O'Dowd go to State?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Scientists at the turn of the twentieth century did not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes. Why did scientists not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes? How did that view change? Was race an issue on the O’Dowd team or some of the teams they played?

Essay Topic 2

Coach Lou often says Coach Phelps was a father figure to him. Why does Coach Lou say that Coach Phelps was a father figure to him? Why is the coach/player relationship important?

Essay Topic 3

Jeevin is a Punjabi kid who practices the Sikh faith. What are similarities and differences between the Sikh faith and Catholicism? Why did Jeevin’s faith make it difficult for him to be at O’Dowd at first?

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