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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. Which of the following languages does Beatrice note hearing in Rhino Camp?
2. Which of the following is Murray’s height when Sooley meets him?
3. With which of the following diseases are James and Chol diagnosed?
4. Which of the following is noted as the closest refugee camp to Lotta?
5. Which of the following squads from the South Sudanese national youth team plays the second period against Italy?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the tent Beatrice receives described (114)?
2. What prompts Sooley to leave the reading area at the University of Juba amid his tryouts for the South Sudanese national youth team?
3. How does Sooley describe the football team’s afternoon practices?
4. What reasons are given for Ecko’s insistence on good behavior by the South Sudanese national youth team?
5. By what path does the South Sudanese national youth team travel to the United States?
6. To what duties is Sooley assigned in his first employment on campus at Central?
7. When the South Sudanese national youth team assembles, what overall idea does Ecko impart to the players?
8. How do Ecko and Britt know one another?
9. What is cited as a weakness of Sooley’s speed?
10. What reasons are noted for Britt eschewing strength training among his players?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The comment is made that “massacres were so common that another one was not newsworthy” in South Sudan (79). What significance does the comment have, and how is that significance manifested in the novel and in experience?
Essay Topic 2
Sources attest to the presence of Sooley on a number of bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
As the South Sudanese national youth team coalesces, much attention is paid to the experiences of violence and tragedy among its members. What narrative function does the emphasis on such things serve, and how is that function achieved?
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