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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following dates is the Central basketball team’s first game?
(a) 9 November.
(b) 7 November.
(c) 11 November.
(d) 13 November.

2. The comment that “He finished with a jarring, rim-rattling, windmill dunk that sent quakes all the way to South Sudan” (238) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Metaphor.

3. At which of the following does Sooley estimate the annual value of his scholarship?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $22,000.
(c) $19,000.
(d) $28,000.

4. Which of the following is Central’s first opponent in the NCAA playoffs?
(a) Florida.
(b) Villanova.
(c) DePaul
(d) Duke.

5. Against which of the following teams does Central play its last regular season game?
(a) Florida A&M.
(b) Louisiana State University A&M.
(c) Oklahoma State University A&M.
(d) Texas A&M.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what margin does the Central basketball team lose its third game?

2. Whom of the following players accompanies Britt to the press conference after the game against Duke in the NCAA playoffs?

3. Against which of the following teams is Central scheduled to play at Madison Square Garden?

4. At which of the following schools does the Central basketball team practice for its Final Four debut?

5. By what margin does the Central basketball team lose its game against Furman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What menu is on offer at the Walker Thanksgiving?

2. To what is Sooley’s weight gain between August and December attributed, and what form does it take?

3. Why does Britt seek to avoid playing in the so-called First Four?

4. What is Ecko’s travel schedule leading up to his visit to Rhino Camp?

5. What significance accrues to the establishment of a UN school in Rhino Camp?

6. How is the “legend of Sooley” described to begin?

7. How does Beatrice attempt to address her failing tent in Rhino Camp?

8. Of what does Murray assure Sooley in the lead-up to the final regular-season game?

9. What happens in the wake of Central’s victory over Howard?

10. How does Sooley assess the Central basketball team just before Thanksgiving (156)?

(see the answer keys)

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