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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. How long does the first conversation that Gene has with Couch Lou last?

2. How many times was Earvin "Magic" Johnson a NBA champion?

3. When was Michael Brown fatally shot in Ferguson, Missouri?

4. What was the score at halftime between the Dragons and the Gaels?

5. In Chapter 3, who on the O'Dowd team draws first blood during the game with De La Salle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Coach Lou like when he was a freshman at O'Dowd?

2. What does Gene learn about Ivan from a Sports Stars of Tomorrow video on YouTube?

3. How does Gene find his next story?

4. Why is Brian Shaw used as an example to show that Coach Phelps might have favored his white players over his Black players?

5. How did Zip Gayles react when Marques Haynes got creative during a basketball game?

6. How was basketball developed over the years?

7. Why does Weston Bell quit the Dragons and transfer to another school?

8. In the Prologue, what does Gene share about his last graphic novel and starting a new one?

9. How did Felton "Zip" Gayles want his players to play basketball?

10. How did the game of basketball catch on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jeevin is a Punjabi kid who practices the Sikh faith. What are similarities and differences between the Sikh faith and Catholicism? Why did Jeevin’s faith make it difficult for him to be at O’Dowd at first?

Essay Topic 2

Oderah and Arinze are brother and sister who played basketball together growing up. What type of relationship do the siblings have? How do they trash talk one another? What does trash talk reveal about their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Coach Phelps was accused of molesting a student. Why was Coach Phelps never convicted or cleared of the charges?

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