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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What community surrounding Amherst is described by the author in Chapter 1 as "the shopper's mecca" (25)?
(a) Willhem.
(b) Pelham.
(c) Northampton.
(d) Chesterton.

3. What is the name of Lucia Maraniss's mother?
(a) Gigi Kaeser.
(b) Megan Cowens.
(c) Anne Teschner.
(d) Brenda Sepanek.

4. What is the name of the team at the Amateur Athletic Union that Jen and Jamila played with?
(a) The Central Mass Cougars.
(b) The Cathedral Bullets.
(c) The Massachusetts Buffalo.
(d) The Northampton Blue Devils.

5. Who is Kristin Marvin's maternal grandmother?
(a) Gigi Kaeser.
(b) Megan Smith.
(c) Carol Gilligan.
(d) Clay Blair.

6. What team were the Amhers Lady Hurricanes playing on March 3, 1992?
(a) The Cathedral Badgers.
(b) The Central Mass Cougars.
(c) The Goza Beavers.
(d) The Northampton Blue Devils.

7. In what U.S. state is the book set?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Vermont.

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

9. What was the school bus nicknamed by the Amherst Lady Hurricanes, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) The Hurricane Eye.
(b) The Blue Bus.
(c) The Fixalot.
(d) The Yellow Cadillac.

10. What does SAD stand for, as used in the narrative in Chapter 4?
(a) Station for Advanced Development.
(b) Standards of Academic Development.
(c) Seasonal Affective Disorder.
(d) Study of Athletic Discipline.

11. When was the first class admitted into the Hampshire College?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1959.

12. What did Kathleen Poe consider to be her safety school in regards to potential colleges?
(a) Duke University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Bucknell University.
(d) Harvard University.

13. What does the author claim were the "drugs of choice in Amherst" in the 1980s in Chapter 3 (72)?
(a) Real estate and faith in the future.
(b) Heroin and cocaine.
(c) Cocaine and marijuana.
(d) Granola bars and kale salads.

14. When did Roger Maris hit 61 to break Babe Ruth's single-season home-run record?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1961.

15. What does the author refer to her recitals in synchonized swimming in the Prologue?
(a) Swimphony.
(b) Swimreaction.
(c) Mimicry.
(d) Mirror swimming.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Jamila Wideman's father?

3. For what product of her uncle's did Rita chop onions to produce?

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

5. What does Jamila's name supposedly mean in Arabic?

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