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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. When was the first organizational meeting for the 1992-1993 season, according to the author in Chapter 5?
(a) Late October.
(b) Mid-November.
(c) Mid-December.
(d) Mid-October.

2. How old was Kristin Marvin when she first dove off the high board into a pool?
(a) Two and a half.
(b) Five and a half.
(c) Six.
(d) Three and a half.

3. What was the score for the last regular game of the season in Chapter 9?
(a) 73-65.
(b) 78-56.
(c) 56-23.
(d) 57-44.

4. Who did Coach Moyer and Mike Thomas watch at a seminar in October of 1992?
(a) Lou Conte.
(b) Al McGuire.
(c) John Edgar Wideman.
(d) Dale Houle.

5. What is the title of Chapter 9?
(a) "You Can All Clap Now."
(b) "Rising Tide."
(c) "Bombs Bursting."
(d) "Losing."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the gym where Jamila and Kristin went to practice at in Chapter 8?

2. What is Jonesbones's real name?

3. The author asserts in the opening of Chapter 8, "The first game of a season is always a time of" what (149)?

4. What was Coach Moyer's phrase that referred to "a team without much in the way of coherent strategy" (149)?

5. What appeared on the court when Jen made her thousandth career point in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Rita deal with the boy who was harassing and stalking her in Chapter 8?

6. How is Gumby's family described? What is Gumby's real name?

7. What were the struggles that Kristin faced in Chapter 8?

8. How does the author describe the atmosphere in Amherst in February in Chapter 9?

9. How is Jonesbones described? What is her real name?

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

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