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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the store where Kim Warner worked part-time during the school year?
(a) Eddie's Deli.
(b) A. J. Hastings Newsdealer.
(c) J. C. Penney department store.
(d) Sarah's baked good and candies.

3. Who wrote the book The Headmaster?
(a) Lou Conte.
(b) Sally Shore.
(c) Megan Cowens.
(d) John McPhee.

4. What number was Jamila on the team?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 23.
(d) 22.

5. What character from The Silence of the Lambs did the girls imitate in Chapter 5?
(a) Hannibal Lector.
(b) Michael Traynor.
(c) Clarise Starling.
(d) Buffalo Bill.

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

7. What is the name of the gym where Jamila and Kristin went to practice at in Chapter 8?
(a) Boyden.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Paltry.
(d) Williams.

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

9. What does the author describe as Kathleen Poe's greatest weakness as a player?
(a) She had bad timing.
(b) She had no self-esteem.
(c) She was too nice.
(d) She was too aggressive.

10. What appeared on the court when Jen made her thousandth career point in Chapter 8?
(a) A white penguin.
(b) A pink gorilla.
(c) A cheerleader.
(d) A giand teddy bear.

11. How many points did Gumby score in the first game of the season in Chapter 8?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

12. Who did Coach Moyer and Mike Thomas watch at a seminar in October of 1992?
(a) Al McGuire.
(b) John Edgar Wideman.
(c) Lou Conte.
(d) Dale Houle.

13. What was Coach Moyer's phrase that referred to "a team without much in the way of coherent strategy" (149)?
(a) "Lob and Run."
(b) "Chuck and Chase."
(c) "Jump and Pass."
(d) "Defensive Defense."

14. What college is located in Northampton?
(a) Smith College.
(b) Brown University.
(c) Howard College.
(d) UMass.

15. How many points did Jamila score in the first game of the season in Chapter 8?
(a) 11 ponits.
(b) 20 points.
(c) 17 points.
(d) 12 points.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how many points did Jen Pariseau enter the 1992-93 season?

2. How much was the sports participation fee for any student that played a varsity or junior varsity sport at Amherst High School?

3. What is Jonesbones's real name?

4. Who was the surprising member of the team that Coach Moyer announced in Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of Gumby's father?

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