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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. What was Coach Moyer's phrase that referred to "a team without much in the way of coherent strategy" (149)?

2. What team did the Hurricanes play in their first game of the season in Chapter 8?

3. The author asserts in the opening of Chapter 8, "The first game of a season is always a time of" what (149)?

4. When did the last home game of the regular season take place in Chapter 9?

5. How many members comprised Coach Moyer's 1992-93 Amherst Lady Hurricanes team?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Kathleen struggle on the team? How did Coach Moyer deal with it?

2. How is Jonesbones described? What is her real name?

3. What does the word "team" mean to Coach Moyer?

4. How does the author describe the atmosphere in Amherst in February in Chapter 9?

5. How does the author describe the second game between the Hurricanes and Northampton in Chapter 8?

6. What did Rita confide to Jen in Chapter 9?

7. How did Rita deal with the boy who was harassing and stalking her in Chapter 8?

8. What did Jamila discuss with the press in Chapter 9?

9. Why did Coach Moyer present the article from the Springfield Union to the girls in Chapter 8?

10. Why did Jen Pariseau give a speech in Chapter 9? What did she discuss in the speech?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the author's depiction of Kathleen Poe in the book. Why was senior year a significant time for Kathleen? How did this reflect on her performance on the court? What was Kathleen's greatest weakness as a player?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the family lives of two or more Hurricanes team members. How do the family relationships differ? How do the family lives of these characters inform their thoughts and actions?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author explore and emphasize the themes of gender expectations and women's struggles for equality in athletics in the book? What are examples of bias against women sports? How have perceptions of women athletes changed?

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