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

Short Answer Questions

1. What number was Jen on the team?

2. Where was Coach Moyer's older daughter a student, according to the author in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of Lucia's father?

4. When was the first organizational meeting for the 1992-1993 season, according to the author in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Jade Sharpe chosen for the team? How is Jade described?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What physical ailment did Gumby face in sixth grade? How was it treated?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does author Madeleine Blais describe her relationship and history with team sports? What prompted the author to write In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle? What do you think the author's objectives were in writing the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss basketball as a metaphor for life. What are examples of plays in the game that relate to choices that we make in our lives? What meaning does the sport of basketball have for the individuals in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the two Emilys that the author describes on the team? What were their nicknames? Why were they given these nicknames? What strengths and weaknesses did each present?

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