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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 did Lucia's team members convince her to do at the last game of the regular season?

2. What is the title of Chapter 7?

3. How many points did Jamila score in the first game of the season in Chapter 8?

4. What number was Jamila on the team?

5. What was the score when Amherst played West Side for the second time in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who invented basketball? When and where was it invented?

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

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

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

6. How many applicants came to the tryouts for the team in Chapter 5? Who stood out in the tryouts?

7. What happened when Jen scored her thousandth career score in Chapter 8?

8. How is Sophie King's family described?

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

10. What physical ailment did Gumby face in sixth grade? How was it treated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Hurricanes' first game of the 1992-93 season. Against what team did they play? What strategies were employed during the game? Who won and what was the final score?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss basketball as a metaphor for life. What are examples of plays in the game that relate to choices that we make in our lives? What meaning does the sport of basketball have for the individuals in the book?

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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