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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. At which of the following ages is Sooley invited to try out for the South Sudanese national youth team?

2. Which of the following is served in celebration of Sooley’s placement on the South Sudanese national youth team?

3. Which of the following dates is marked out as Sooley’s birthday?

4. At which of the following schools had Britt coached?

5. A member of which of the following groups threatens Beatrice’s group of refugees with a machete?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons are given for the difficulty in placing players in high schools?

2. Of what does Beatrice dream concerning Sooley, Angelina, and Ayak?

3. After receiving his first call from Beatrice in Rhino Camp, what thoughts does Sooley have about Angelina?

4. In his welcome speech to Central’s basketball team, what does the school’s athletic director say?

5. What does Ecko note as what scouts and media agencies like about South Sudanese players?

6. What is Ecko’s initial assessment of Sooley’s shooting (9)?

7. What is cited as a weakness of Sooley’s speed?

8. How is Ecko Lam introduced in the text (8)?

9. Describe the first organized event of the South Sudanese national youth team tryout (12).

10. How is the tent Beatrice receives described (114)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the nickname of the McDougald-McLendon Arena, “The Nest.”

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Murray’s mother is referred to and addressed as Miss Ida. What significance does the persistence of the title have? How does that significance manifest in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of Sooley’s name and nickname. Are the two in tension, or in accord? How so?

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