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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 Lucia Maraniss's mother?
(a) Megan Cowens.
(b) Gigi Kaeser.
(c) Brenda Sepanek.
(d) Anne Teschner.

2. What mountain range embraces Amherst at its southern border?
(a) The Apache Mountains.
(b) The Rocky Mountains.
(c) The Holyoke Mountains.
(d) The Sierra Nevada Mountains.

3. 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.

4. In what grade did Jamila Wideman join the Amherst Lady Hurricanes?
(a) Eighth grade.
(b) Sixth grade.
(c) Seventh grade.
(d) Ninth grade.

5. Where did Patri Abad move when she left Amherst?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3?

2. What kind of car did Kristin Marvin drive?

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?

4. Who is Jamila Wideman's father?

5. Where did Jen Pariseau live with her family in 1992?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jen Pariseau's family described?

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

3. What game is described on March 3, 1992? Who played and what was at stake?

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

5. How is Jamila Wideman's family described?

6. What is Jen Pariseau's history with and relationship to basketball?

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

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

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

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

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