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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 Mtisha get for Greg?

2. What happened in the last second of the game against Trinity?

3. How did Greg feel watching the game at Carver?

4. How did Greg's team feel about the game between Latimer and Carver?

5. How often did Grandma go to school when she was young?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is the college scout at the game, and how does Greg feel about it?

5. How does Ice help the man having a heart attack?

6. Why did the doctors let Greg's grandma out of the hospital?

7. Why did Greg have a confrontation with Mr. Parrish, and how did he react to the confrontation?

8. How does Ice betray Greg?

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

10. How does Greg feel about the adults in his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Greg's relationship with his grandmother. Why do you think the author added her to this story?

Essay Topic 2

In the first game against Carver, Greg let Ice get to him. Describe the relationship between the two friends during the second game. How did this affect the overall outcome of the second game?

Essay Topic 3

Greg comes off really tough to most of his teammates, but he has a different relationship with Ducky. Describe his friendship with Ducky in great detail and explain how he helps Ducky.

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