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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 is a freshman at Central?
2. With which of the following does Ecko send home with those selected to the South Sudanese national youth team?
3. Which of the following brands sponsors the South Sudanese national youth team?
4. From which of the following does Ecko outfit Sooley?
5. In which of the following cities does the Central football team play its first game?
Short Essay Questions
1. After receiving his first call from Beatrice in Rhino Camp, what thoughts does Sooley have about Angelina?
2. How do Ecko and Britt know one another?
3. What is Ecko’s initial assessment of Sooley’s shooting (9)?
4. For what reasons does Ecko note that cutting players is “by far the worst part of coaching” (19)?
5. How are Beatrice’s first days in Rhino Camp described?
6. What threat do the South Sudanese soldiers note Sooley might have faced had they not interdicted the attack on his bus home?
7. How are the Nukes described?
8. What reasons are noted for Britt eschewing strength training among his players?
9. How does Ecko describe the structure of the games the South Sudanese youth team will play in Orlando (49)?
10. What are the preseason college rankings Britt notes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the ethics of the guarantee game. Is it more good than bad? Is it more bad than good? By what measure? 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
Explicate the significance of Howard University’s mascots, the Bison.
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