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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the Amherst High School football team play on Thanksgiving in 1992?
(a) Shutesbury.
(b) Northampton.
(c) Minnechaug.
(d) Pelham.

2. For what product of her uncle's did Rita chop onions to produce?
(a) McIlhenny's Tabasco sauce.
(b) Birch Hill Country Foods barbecue sauce.
(c) Mountain Farms dill pickle slices.
(d) Big Daddy's Carolina style barbecue sauce.

3. Who wrote In a Different Voice?
(a) John Edgar Wideman.
(b) Ron Moyer.
(c) Carol Gilligan.
(d) Brenda Sepanek.

4. When was Amherst designated as a township?
(a) 1689.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1798.

5. How old was Kim Warner when her father left the family?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade was Jen Pariseau when she joined the team?

2. What did Coach Moyers say "is not something your grandparents can buy for you" in Chapter 5 (102)?

3. What was the school bus nicknamed by the Amherst Lady Hurricanes, according to the author in Chapter 1?

4. What are described as Rita Powell's most prized possessions in Chapter 3?

5. What percentage of the students at Amherst Regional High School were on free or reduced-fee lunches at the time the book was written?

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