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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 Trinity's weakness?

2. How was Greg's team feeling by half time at the Trinity game?

3. Greg compared crack to ______________.

4. What happened to Greg and his opponent two minutes before the end of the game?

5. What does Greg like to do sometimes when something good happens to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Goldy help Greg after Greg's confrontation with Mr. Parrish?

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

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

5. What was Ducky like out on the court, and how did Greg help him?

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

7. How does the second half of the game go, especially between Ice and Greg?

8. What does Pops think about the game and his sons playing?

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

10. What are Greg's plans for the evening, and how does he feel about them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Greg's school and his mother want to help him with his grades? How does he respond to their ideas?

Essay Topic 2

What does Greg do after the Regis game? How does he feel about his friend and the girls they meet? What does he do with Kicky?

Essay Topic 3

Ice's party is important to the story in a good way and in a bad way. What were the good and bad aspects of the party?

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