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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 languages does Beatrice note hearing in Rhino Camp?

2. In which of the following years is oil discovered in southern Sudan?

3. Which of the following is described as “the dumbest player on [the South Sudanese national youth] team” (46)?

4. Which of the following teams does the Central football team play against first?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What motivations does Sooley posit Christine has for working in Uganda?

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

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

5. How does Sooley gloss the situation of South Sudanese refugees (101)?

6. What reasons are given for Ecko’s insistence on good behavior by the South Sudanese national youth team?

7. To what duties is Sooley assigned in his first employment on campus at Central?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of Sooley on a number of bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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