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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 figures is an estimate of the number of South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia, per the novel?
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 form South Sudan?
4. To which of the following does Sooley speak earliest on his first call to South Sudan from the United States?
5. Which of the following players transferred to Central?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons are noted for Britt eschewing strength training among his players?
2. By what path does the South Sudanese national youth team travel to the United States?
3. In his welcome speech to Central’s basketball team, what does the school’s athletic director say?
4. How is Ecko Lam introduced in the text (8)?
5. What is Ecko’s initial assessment of Sooley’s shooting (9)?
6. What reasons are given for Ecko’s insistence on good behavior by the South Sudanese national youth team?
7. What threat do the South Sudanese soldiers note Sooley might have faced had they not interdicted the attack on his bus home?
8. After receiving his first call from Beatrice in Rhino Camp, what thoughts does Sooley have about Angelina?
9. What motivations does Sooley posit Christine has for working in Uganda?
10. When the South Sudanese national youth team assembles, what overall idea does Ecko impart to the players?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the overall moral of the novel, if there is one? What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?
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
As the South Sudanese national youth team coalesces, much attention is paid to the experiences of violence and tragedy among its members. What narrative function does the emphasis on such things serve, and how is that function achieved?
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