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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. Where did Coach Lou's family live during his junior and senior year in high school?

2. What number does Coach Lou wear during the state tournament game in 1988?

3. How long after Gene says in the Prologue that he published his last graphic novel does he still not have a new novel started?

4. What was the score when the Dragons lost in 1988?

5. With how much time on the clock during the tournament game in 1988, did Coach Lou shoot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the game of basketball catch on?

4. What philosophy did Coach Phelps follow when building a team, and how has Coach Lou built his basketball team?

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

6. How were the first games of basketball played?

7. After the 1946-47 season, why were Blacks in the National Basketball League (NBL), removed from teams in the league?

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

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

10. How did Coach Lou get interested in basketball?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jeevan walks out of a class on Gandhi. Why does Jeevan walk out on a class on Gandhi? What perspective does the Religion Department have regarding Gandhi? Why does Jeevan have a different opinion of Gandhi? How can perspective cause a difference of opinion about a historical figure?

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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