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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 did the Harlem Globetrotters play the Minneapolis Lakers?

2. What was Gene's nickname when he was in junior high?

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

4. When was dribbling first used in basketball competition?

5. In 1988 when the Dragon do to the state tournament, how many times have the Dragons played in the tournament before?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the game of basketball catch on?

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

4. Who created the game of basketball and when?

5. What do Coach Lou and Assistant Coach Tony Freccero say about Coach Phelps as a person?

6. How did Coach Lou change by his junior year?

7. In the early days of basketball when there were no leagues at the national level, how did some teams take on ethnic themes to draw crowds to their games?

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

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

10. How does Gene find his next story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alex is a foreign exchange student from China. What expectations did Alex have when he came to play ball in the U.S.? How were his expectations dashed by reality?

Essay Topic 2

Illustrations can be just as important as or more important than the words in a novel. How are illustrations used in Dragon Hoops? Are the illustrations less important, as important, or more important than the words in the book?

Essay Topic 3

In the early twenty-first century, two players from China are recruited to play for the NBA in the U.S. From the way these players play in China, how does it appear that they will do when playing in the U.S.? How are appearances deceiving when it comes to the actual performance of these players?

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