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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) Mount Holyoke.
(b) Brown.
(c) Smith.
(d) Vassar.

2. How old was Kim Warner when her father left the family?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. When did women first enter Amherst College as transfer students?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1975.

4. What food had Kathleen Poe been known for eating and loving?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Pickles.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Blueberries.

5. Who was the lone senior on the Amherst Lady Hurricanes team that played her last game in March of 1992?
(a) Jamila Wideman.
(b) Jen Pariseau.
(c) Anna Borders.
(d) Brenda Sepanek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the author describe Bobby Thompson making a home run that was heard around the world in the Prologue?

3. When was the first class admitted into the Hampshire College?

4. What is the name of Kristin Marvin's mother?

5. When did Roger Maris hit 61 to break Babe Ruth's single-season home-run record?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was the anymosity between Jamila and Jen resolved in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

7. What are some of the main characteristics of Amherst, Massachusetts?

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

9. How is Jen Pariseau's family described?

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

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