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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many members comprised Coach Moyer's 1992-93 Amherst Lady Hurricanes team?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

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

4. What did Coach Moyers claim is "every bit as important as athleticism" in Chapter 5 (102)?
(a) "Attitude."
(b) "Quick reflexes."
(c) "Loyalty."
(d) "Intelligence."

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

6. The author asserts in the opening of Chapter 8, "The first game of a season is always a time of" what (149)?
(a) "Terror."
(b) "Trouble."
(c) "Testing."
(d) "Vulnerability."

7. What is the name of Gumby's father?
(a) Stan Shore.
(b) Clay Blair.
(c) Lou Conte.
(d) Al McGuire.

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

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

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

12. What is the name of Gumby's mother?
(a) Gigi Kaeser.
(b) Brenda Sepanek.
(c) Anne Teschner.
(d) Sally Shore.

13. What is the name of Lucia's father?
(a) Jim Maraniss.
(b) Al McGuire.
(c) Dale Houle.
(d) Ron Moyer.

14. What physical details were the applicants to the 1992-93 Hurricanes required to list?
(a) Weight and body fat percentage.
(b) Age and clothing size.
(c) Height and blood type.
(d) Height, weight, and age.

15. What was the score when Amherst played West Side for the second time in Chapter 8?
(a) 65-64.
(b) 75-44.
(c) 69-35.
(d) 32-31.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number was Jen on the team?

2. What is the name of the gym where Jamila and Kristin went to practice at in Chapter 8?

3. How old was Kristin Marvin when she first dove off the high board into a pool?

4. What nickname did Coach Moyer give to his mother-in-law who lived next door to him?

5. What college is located in Northampton?

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