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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 was Coach Moyer's phrase that referred to "a team without much in the way of coherent strategy" (149)?
(a) "Defensive Defense."
(b) "Jump and Pass."
(c) "Chuck and Chase."
(d) "Lob and Run."

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

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

4. With how many points did Jen Pariseau enter the 1992-93 season?
(a) 578.
(b) 689.
(c) 995.
(d) 944.

5. How many points did Jamila score in the first game of the season in Chapter 8?
(a) 17 points.
(b) 11 ponits.
(c) 12 points.
(d) 20 points.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Jen a letter on January 31, 1993?

2. What did Coach Moyers say "is not something your grandparents can buy for you" in Chapter 5 (102)?

3. In Chapter 6, Coach Moyer told those trying out for the team, "The first rule of tryouts is" what (112)?

4. What was the final score in the game between Amherst and Cathedral?

5. What was the score when Amherst played West Side for the second time in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the second game between the Hurricanes and Northampton in Chapter 8?

2. How is the game against Hamp described in Chapter 9? What was the final score?

3. Why did Coach Moyer present the article from the Springfield Union to the girls in Chapter 8?

4. What were the expectations and the outcome of the Hurricanes game against West Springfield?

5. What did Rita confide to Jen in Chapter 9?

6. How is Sophie King's family described?

7. How many applicants came to the tryouts for the team in Chapter 5? Who stood out in the tryouts?

8. Who invented basketball? When and where was it invented?

9. Why did Jen Pariseau give a speech in Chapter 9? What did she discuss in the speech?

10. What questions did the applicants for the team have to answer on their application forms?

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