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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. Who is in the game off the court according to Goldy?

2. What did Derek do after the game?

3. What did Carver's center do to Jimmy?

4. How did Ice play the second half?

5. What were Moms and Pops fighting about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Greg get into a fight with Jimmy, and what did Nick think about it?

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

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

4. 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?

5. How does Greg feel about his Pops?

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

7. How is Greg challenged at the Carver game?

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

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

10. How does Ice betray Greg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Greg's relationship with Mtisha and his relationship with Ice. What do the relationships have in common, and what are their differences?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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