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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. By what margin does the Central basketball team lose its game against Campbell?

2. In which of the following are the First Four played?

3. Which of the following is Central’s margin of victory over Morgan State?

4. In which of the following years did the NCAA postseason playoff begin?

5. Which of the following is the stated capacity of Cameron Indoor at Duke?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sooley assess the Central basketball team just before Thanksgiving (156)?

2. How does Sooley respond when Murray asks him to vacate his dorm room for the night?

3. What is Ecko’s travel schedule leading up to his visit to Rhino Camp?

4. To what is Sooley’s weight gain between August and December attributed, and what form does it take?

5. How does Beatrice attempt to address her failing tent in Rhino Camp?

6. Why does Britt seek to avoid playing in the so-called First Four?

7. How does Beatrice compare and contrast her situation with her parents’?

8. What score, and what statistics, does Sooley end with against Duke in the NCAA playoffs?

9. How is the “legend of Sooley” described to begin?

10. What menu is on offer at the Walker Thanksgiving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 5, Sooley is witness to an incident of sectarian violence. What narrative function does the incident serve, and how is that function achieved?

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

The novel depicts Ecko taking his players to Disney properties, despite his distaste for those properties. It notably excludes other noted parks in the Orlando area. What might the inclusion and exclusion reflect? How might they do so, based on the novel and experience?

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