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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. Which of the following is Sooley’s first hourly rate of pay?

2. Which of the following is noted as Ecko’s favorite restaurant in Juba?

3. Which of the following is brought to the celebration of Sooley’s invitation to try out for the South Sudanese national youth team?

4. Which of the following is Sooley’s first supervisor?

5. With which of the following diseases are James and Chol diagnosed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reasons are noted for Britt eschewing strength training among his players?

3. How does Sooley describe the football team’s morning practices?

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

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

6. What are the preseason college rankings Britt notes?

7. When the South Sudanese national youth team assembles, what overall idea does Ecko impart to the players?

8. What is noted as present in the Magic locker room (55)?

9. As Sooley settles into his dorm room, what does he do to ease his conscience about being away from his family?

10. How are Beatrice’s first days in Rhino Camp described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Much is made about the state of South Sudanese refugees in the novel. What narrative significance does the focus have, and how is that significance manifested in the novel and in experience?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ethics of the guarantee game. Is it more good than bad? Is it more bad than good? By what measure? How so?

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