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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. From which of the following does Christine hail?

2. At which of the following times is Sooley’s appointment with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration?

3. At which of the following times does Sooley meet with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration?

4. Which of the following is the first team Central plays in its conference’s tournament?

5. For which of the following does Grinnell note having played?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sooley muse is at the root of Murray’s problems on the court when Britt asks him about them (156)?

2. How does Beatrice attempt to address her failing tent in Rhino Camp?

3. What is noted as strange in Central’s conference’s tournament?

4. Of what does Murray assure Sooley in the lead-up to the final regular-season game?

5. What premonition do the Central coaches discuss Sooley having had?

6. How does Beatrice compare and contrast her situation with her parents’?

7. What happens in the wake of Central’s victory over Howard?

8. What problems are noted with Sooley’s Christmas call to Rhino Camp (176)?

9. Why does Britt seek to avoid playing in the so-called First Four?

10. What score, and what statistics, does Sooley end with against Duke in the NCAA playoffs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sooley and Murray confer about the presence of many coaches and support staff at various games. What implications does the abundance of support personnel have for the game they play? What implications does it have for the novel? How do those implications manifest, both in the book and in experience?

Essay Topic 2

Early on, Ecko muses that “yet another seventeen-year-old was bored with the notion of stretching” (9), and throughout the novel, much is made of the fact that the young players do not spend much time stretching. Explicate the significance of the avoidance of stretching, supporting your ideas from the text.

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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