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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. Why was Mr. Harris in the office?

2. Goldy tell Greg to play for ________________.

3. Greg compared crack to ______________.

4. What did Ice's mom talk to Greg about?

5. What did the coach call Greg?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Greg challenged at the Carver game?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Greg get his camera back?

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

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

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

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

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