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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the Amherst Lady Hurricanes team members often go for ice cream after games?
(a) Mandy's.
(b) Dina's.
(c) Louise's.
(d) Friendly's.

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

4. What is the name of Patri Abad's older brother?
(a) Joe.
(b) John.
(c) Tony.
(d) Mike.

5. What is the name of Kristin Marvin's stepfather who worked as a contractor?
(a) Richard Kaeser.
(b) Ron Moyer.
(c) John Edgar Wideman.
(d) Dale Houle.

6. For what product of her uncle's did Rita chop onions to produce?
(a) Big Daddy's Carolina style barbecue sauce.
(b) Birch Hill Country Foods barbecue sauce.
(c) Mountain Farms dill pickle slices.
(d) McIlhenny's Tabasco sauce.

7. What are described as Rita Powell's most prized possessions in Chapter 3?
(a) Her journals.
(b) Her drawings.
(c) Her uniforms.
(d) Her rings.

8. On what team did Rita Powell play when she attended the Dave Cowens Basketball School?
(a) Brown.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Central Mass.

9. What does Kacey Schmitt teach?
(a) Gymnastics.
(b) Ballet.
(c) English.
(d) Basketball.

10. In what year was there a brutal stabbing murder of a woman in a store parking lot in Amherst?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1989.

11. Who is Jamila Wideman's father?
(a) Jason Wideman.
(b) Michael Wideman.
(c) Andrew Lee Wideman.
(d) John Edgar Wideman.

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

13. Where did Jen Pariseau live with her family in 1992?
(a) Pelham.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chester.
(d) Willham.

14. 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 white.
(b) She said she most identified with being black.
(c) She said she most identified with being herself.
(d) She said that it depended on who she was around.

15. Where was Jamila Wideman born?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rita Powell's mother's name?

2. When did women first enter Amherst College as transfer students?

3. Where had Kristin Marvin lived with her mother for five years after her parents divorced?

4. What is Kristin Martin's father's profession?

5. What does SAD stand for, as used in the narrative in Chapter 4?

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