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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the score for the last regular game of the season in Chapter 9?
(a) 57-44.
(b) 56-23.
(c) 78-56.
(d) 73-65.

2. When did the last home game of the regular season take place in Chapter 9?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) February.
(d) March.

3. What was Gumby's weight at birth?
(a) 9 pounds, 9.25 ounces.
(b) 10 pounds, 2 ounces.
(c) 8 pounds, 6.5 ounces.
(d) 6 pounds, 12 ounces.

4. Where did Gumby's father work as a professor of chemistry?
(a) Brown University.
(b) Springfield College.
(c) UMass.
(d) Amherst College.

5. On what date did Amherst beat Cathedral?
(a) December 18.
(b) December 12.
(c) January 12.
(d) March 15.

6. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "Late Night When the Phone Rang."
(b) "Feel the Fire."
(c) "You Can All Clap Now."
(d) "TEAM, Underlinied and Capitalized."

7. How old was Kristin Marvin when she first dove off the low board into a pool?
(a) 8 months old.
(b) 11 months old.
(c) 18 months old.
(d) 15 months old.

8. Who did the Amherst High School football team play on Thanksgiving in 1992?
(a) Northampton.
(b) Shutesbury.
(c) Minnechaug.
(d) Pelham.

9. What is the title of Chapter 9?
(a) "Bombs Bursting."
(b) "Rising Tide."
(c) "Losing."
(d) "You Can All Clap Now."

10. Who did Kristin Marvin call when she felt she was struggling on the court in Chapter 8?
(a) Jen.
(b) Gigi.
(c) Sally.
(d) Jamila.

11. What did Lucia's team members convince her to do at the last game of the regular season?
(a) Perform a dance with the cheerleaders.
(b) Shoot a free-throw.
(c) Give Coach Moyer flowers.
(d) Sing the national anthem.

12. What is referred to as the "live mall" in Amherst (181)?
(a) The Cortana Mall.
(b) The Hampshire Mall.
(c) The Mountain Farms Mall.
(d) The Greenway Mall.

13. The author notes in Chapter 5 that Courtney Moyer and Jen Pariseau had been close friends since what age?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

14. Where did Jen Pariseau say her family would go around New Year's in her application to the team in Chapter 5?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New Hampshire.

15. What did Coach Moyers say "is not something your grandparents can buy for you" in Chapter 5 (102)?
(a) "Playing with strength."
(b) "Being part of a team."
(c) "Being able to make a hoop."
(d) "Having talent on the court."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jamila's rival from Northampton?

2. What position did Jamila say she sought in her applications for the 1992-93 Hurricanes team?

3. Where was Coach Moyer's older daughter a student, according to the author in Chapter 5?

4. Who did Coach Moyer and Mike Thomas watch at a seminar in October of 1992?

5. What did Coach Moyers claim is "every bit as important as athleticism" in Chapter 5 (102)?

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