View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 6?

2. Who did Kristin Marvin call when she felt she was struggling on the court in Chapter 8?

3. What are the names of Coach Moyer's daughters?

4. With how many points did Jen Pariseau enter the 1992-93 season?

5. Who did the Amherst High School football team play on Thanksgiving in 1992?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe the atmosphere in November in Chapter 7?

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

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

6. What does the word "team" mean to Coach Moyer?

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

8. Why did Kathleen struggle on the team? How did Coach Moyer deal with it?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's depiction of Lucia Maraniss. What position did Lucia play on the team? What aspects of Lucia are considered noteworthy by the author and by her teammates?

Essay Topic 2

What problem did Rita face during the basketball season but outside of the court? Who did she confide in about her problems? What resolution came about?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the slogan "Hoop Phi." Who created this slogan? What does it mean? What did it mean to the team members of the Amherst Lady Hurricanes?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 624 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample