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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. What is the name of the all-women's college in South Hadley?
(a) Smith.
(b) Mount Holyoke.
(c) Brown.
(d) Vassar.

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

3. What is Kristin Marvin's mother's profession?
(a) Banker.
(b) Jewelry store owner.
(c) Computer consultant.
(d) School counselor.

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

5. What does Kacey Schmitt teach?
(a) Gymnastics.
(b) English.
(c) Ballet.
(d) Basketball.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is the name of Lucia Maraniss's mother?

3. When was Amherst designated as a township?

4. In what grade did Jamila Wideman join the Amherst Lady Hurricanes?

5. How tall is Jonesbones described as in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kim Warner prepare for the 1992-93 season?

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

3. Where did Rita Powell want to attend summer camp?

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

5. How does the author describe Rita Powell's home life?

6. What was Kristin's main concern about the coming season in Chapter 4?

7. How did Rita Powell accumulate the money needed for summer camp?

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

9. How did Kathleen Poe feel about the coming 1993 season? What predominated her thoughts about the coming school year?

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

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