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

2. What number was Jamila on the team?

3. What team did the Hurricanes play in their first game of the season in Chapter 8?

4. What is Jonesbones's real name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Jamila succeed in helping Kristin with her struggles in Chapter 8?

10. What happened when Jen scored her thousandth career score in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the main positions in basketball. How many positions are there? What role does each position play? What roles are assigned to the members of the Hurricanes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the author's characterization of Patri Abad. Where did Patri's family move at the end of the last school year? Why did the family move back to Amherst? What position did Patri play on the team?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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