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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 was wrong with the girl?

2. Who was Slam against during the game?

3. How did Ice's mom react to the party scene?

4. How did Greg feel about his confrontation with Ice?

5. What happened to the building where Ice lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Greg feel about visiting his former school?

2. What does Ice look like when Greg goes outside and finds him on the street, and how does Greg respond to the way he looks?

3. How does Coach Nipper feel about how the team is playing against Carver by halftime?

4. Why is Greg nervous about the game between Carver and Trinity?

5. What is holding Greg back from chances at a college scholarship?

6. What happens when the coach asks Greg to join the game at Hunter at the end of the first half?

7. Why was Derek upset, and how did Greg respond to the situation?

8. What is Ice's party like before the drunk girl crashes the party?

9. Whom does Greg talk with while he is waiting for Ice, and what do they talk about?

10. What did Mtisha think of Greg's struggles with schoolwork?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goldy lectures Greg about being a team player. How does Greg react to this initially? How does it change how he plays?

Essay Topic 2

Why don't Greg and the Coach get along? What does Mr. Goldstein talk with Greg about?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Greg's passion for basketball. What was his playing experience, and how does he feel about playing at Latimer?

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