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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. When was Gene's last graphic novel published in the Prologue?

2. For the game with De La Salle High School in Chapter 3, what color uniforms do the Dragons wear?

3. What are the first baskets for basketball made of?

4. How tall is Paris Austin?

5. How many points did Wilt Chamberlain score in a single game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Dragons lose the tournament game Coach Lou's junior year in high school?

2. What does Gene do rather than go to the game the Dragons play against the Bishop Gorman Gaels?

3. How has Gene felt about sports since he was a little kid?

4. How was basketball developed over the years?

5. How are Ivan and Paris alike and unalike?

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

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

8. How were the first games of basketball played?

9. How does Gene find his next story?

10. How did the game of basketball catch on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Women’s basketball was developed in 1892. Why were rules for basketball especially adapted to allow women to play? How did those rules reflect the gender bias that was prevalent at that time?

Essay Topic 2

Jeevin often experiences bigotry. Why does Jeevin often experience bigotry? How is he often mistaken for an Arab? How and why does that lead to the prejudice that he experiences?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Dragon Hoops? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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