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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many colleges are there in the town of Amherst?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. Where did Jen and Jamila see each other at the Amateur Athletic Union during the summer, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) Phoenix, Arizona.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) Clovis, New Mexico.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. What is Jamila Wideman's father's profession?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a painter.
(c) He is a novelist.
(d) He is a butcher.

5. How many siblings does Rita Powell have?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim were the "drugs of choice in Amherst" in the 1980s in Chapter 3 (72)?

2. Who was the lone senior on the Amherst Lady Hurricanes team that played her last game in March of 1992?

3. What Amherst event is hosted by the Rotary Club in August of each year?

4. When was Jamila Wideman born?

5. What is the title of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jamila Wideman's performance in the game described in Chapter 1?

2. Who led the author to write about the Amherst Lady Hurricanes? How?

3. What intention does the author describe for the book in her Prologue?

4. Why did Kim feel responsible for the Hurricanes' loss to Northampton in the 1992 playoff game?

5. How is Patri Abad described in the narrative?

6. What is the author's history with team sports?

7. What is Jamila Wideman's history with and relationship to basketball?

8. How is Jen Pariseau's family described?

9. What did Coach Moyer say to the team that caused them to cry in Chapter 1?

10. How is Kim Warner's family life described?

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