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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 Chol’s age when Sooley is placed on the South Sudanese national youth team?
2. Which of the following is noted as among Sooley’s course-load?
3. Which of the following is noted as the amount remitted home by immigrants around the world?
4. For which of the following teams does Niollo play during his career?
5. Which of the following squads from the South Sudanese national youth team plays the second period against Croatia?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sooley describe the football team’s afternoon practices?
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. What does Ecko note as what scouts and media agencies like about South Sudanese players?
5. What does Ecko note to Sooley as “the same basic parts” of a good jump shot (13)?
6. When Sooley is invited to try out for the South Sudanese national youth team, how does his village mark the occasion?
7. How does Sooley gloss the situation of South Sudanese refugees (101)?
8. What are the preseason college rankings Britt notes?
9. How is the tent Beatrice receives described (114)?
10. What reasons are noted for Britt eschewing strength training among his players?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message should be taken from Central’s loss to Villanova in the NCAA playoffs? What evidence supporting that message appears in the text? How does that evidence support the message?
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
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?
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