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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the lone senior on the Amherst Lady Hurricanes team that played her last game in March of 1992?
(a) Jen Pariseau.
(b) Brenda Sepanek.
(c) Anna Borders.
(d) Jamila Wideman.

2. Where were the Amherst Lady Hurricanes playing on the night of March 3, 1992?
(a) Union High School.
(b) Cathedral High School.
(c) Central Mass High School.
(d) Jefferson High School.

3. How tall is Jamila Wideman?
(a) 5'6".
(b) 5'8".
(c) 6'.
(d) 5'4".

4. What is the title of Chapter 1?
(a) "You Can All Clap Now."
(b) "Rising Tide."
(c) "Losing."
(d) "Late Night When the Phone Rang."

5. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) "Onions and Metal Nets."
(b) "Losing."
(c) "You Can All Clap Now."
(d) "Late Night When the Phone Rang."

6. What kind of car did Kristin Marvin drive?
(a) A Ford Ranger.
(b) A Volkswagen Beetle.
(c) A Volkswagen Rabbit.
(d) A Volkswagen Bus.

7. Who was the coach for the Amherst Lady Hurricanes in 1992?
(a) Ron Moyer.
(b) John Edgar Wideman.
(c) Carol Gilligan.
(d) Brenda Sepanek.

8. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) "Late Night When the Phone Rang."
(b) "You Can All Clap Now."
(c) "Losing."
(d) "Rising Tide."

9. How old was Jen Pariseau when her parents divorced?
(a) Nine.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

10. In what grade was Jen Pariseau when she joined the team?
(a) Eighth grade.
(b) Ninth grade.
(c) Sixth grade.
(d) Seventh grade.

11. What is Kristin Marvin's mother's profession?
(a) Jewelry store owner.
(b) Banker.
(c) School counselor.
(d) Computer consultant.

12. When was Jamila Wideman born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1978.

13. How many colleges are there in the town of Amherst?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

14. Where did both of Kathleen Poe's parents go to college?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Duke University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Princeton University.

15. The author notes in Chapter 2, "As a child of mixed races, Jamila was often asked by interviewers whether she identified more with being white or with being black" (43). How did Jamila respond?
(a) She said she most identified with being herself.
(b) She said she most identified with being white.
(c) She said she most identified with being black.
(d) She said that it depended on who she was around.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kim Warner's mother's name?

2. What is the name of the team at the Amateur Athletic Union that Jen and Jamila played with?

3. Where did Jen and Jamila see each other at the Amateur Athletic Union during the summer, according to the author in Chapter 2?

4. How old was Kim Warner when her father left the family?

5. Where was Jamila Wideman born?

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