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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. To which of the following groups does Niollo belong?
2. Which of the following squads from the South Sudanese national youth team plays the second period against Croatia?
3. From which of the following does Ecko outfit Sooley?
4. Which of the following squads from the South Sudanese national youth team plays the third period against Croatia?
5. Which of the following players transferred to Central?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the tent Beatrice receives described (114)?
2. As Sooley settles into his dorm room, what does he do to ease his conscience about being away from his family?
3. What is Ecko’s initial assessment of Sooley’s shooting (9)?
4. What does Ecko note to Sooley as “the same basic parts” of a good jump shot (13)?
5. Britt notes a collection going around for Sooley’s family (144). Why does he say he cannot contribute to it?
6. What reasons are given for the difficulty in placing players in high schools?
7. Describe the first organized event of the South Sudanese national youth team tryout (12).
8. Of what does Beatrice dream concerning Sooley, Angelina, and Ayak?
9. What is noted as present in the Magic locker room (55)?
10. For what reasons does Ecko note that cutting players is “by far the worst part of coaching” (19)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is clear that Sooley is the protagonist of the novel that carries his nickname. Who is the second-most-important character in the novel? How does the novel indicate as much?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What is the overall moral of the novel, if there is one? What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?
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