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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a South Sudanese daily newspaper?
(a) The Tatler.
(b) The Spectator.
(c) The Herald.
(d) The Citizen.

2. In which of the following classes is Murray when Sooley meets him?
(a) Junior.
(b) Senior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

3. Which of the following figures is an estimate of the number of South Sudanese displaced, per the novel?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 6 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 4 million.

4. Which of the following is Murray’s height when Sooley meets him?
(a) 6'4".
(b) 6'0".
(c) 6'2".
(d) 6'6".

5. Which of the following is noted as the foremost of Central’s football players?
(a) T. Ray.
(b) Devon.
(c) Rodney.
(d) Murray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following squads from the South Sudanese national youth team plays the first period against Croatia?

2. In which of the following does Sooley live?

3. Which of the following is a South Sudanese daily newspaper?

4. Whom of the following players is noted as having college playing prospects?

5. Which of the following is placed on the South Sudanese national youth team alongside Sooley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ecko note to Sooley as “the same basic parts” of a good jump shot (13)?

2. What reasons are given for the poor state of bus service in South Sudan?

3. How does Ecko describe the structure of the games the South Sudanese youth team will play in Orlando (49)?

4. When the South Sudanese national youth team assembles, what overall idea does Ecko impart to the players?

5. As Sooley settles into his dorm room, what does he do to ease his conscience about being away from his family?

6. How are Beatrice’s first days in Rhino Camp described?

7. In his welcome speech to Central’s basketball team, what does the school’s athletic director say?

8. What threat do the South Sudanese soldiers note Sooley might have faced had they not interdicted the attack on his bus home?

9. How does Sooley describe the football team’s morning practices?

10. What prompts Sooley to leave the reading area at the University of Juba amid his tryouts for the South Sudanese national youth team?

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