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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 players transferred to Central?

2. Which of the following figures is an estimate of the number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda, per the novel?

3. Which of the following colors of jersey does Ecko distribute to the players invited to try out for the South Sudanese national youth team?

4. At whom of the following does Ecko leave his players while he takes Sooley to the embassy?

5. To which of the following denominations does Murray belong?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ecko note to Sooley as “the same basic parts” of a good jump shot (13)?

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

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

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

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

7. When Sooley is invited to try out for the South Sudanese national youth team, how does his village mark the occasion?

8. How does Ecko describe the structure of the games the South Sudanese youth team will play in Orlando (49)?

9. What reasons are given for the poor state of bus service in South Sudan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ecko repeatedly notes and asserts Sooley’s specialness, and the novel bears it out. Has experience shown you something similar, either in yourself or in someone you know? How so? What effect has it had on you? How so?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the notion that Beatrice, although a homemaker with limited formal education, speaks more languages than her college-educated son, Sooley. What is implied about Beatrice by the juxtaposition of her languages and education? How does the implication come across? What significance does it have outside the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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