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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. At which of the following times is Sooley’s appointment with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration?
3. Which of the following teams does Central play in the final game of its conference’s tournament?
4. Which of the following is the number of points Sooley scores in the final game of Central’s conference’s tournament?
5. In which of the following locations does Central play in its conference’s tournament?
Short Essay Questions
1. What significance accrues to the establishment of a UN school in Rhino Camp?
2. What is meant by the term “guarantee game” in the novel?
3. What problems are noted with Sooley’s Christmas call to Rhino Camp (176)?
4. How does Sooley respond when Murray asks him to vacate his dorm room for the night?
5. Of what does Murray assure Sooley in the lead-up to the final regular-season game?
6. How does Beatrice attempt to address her failing tent in Rhino Camp?
7. How does Beatrice compare and contrast her situation with her parents’?
8. To what is Sooley’s weight gain between August and December attributed, and what form does it take?
9. What is Ecko’s travel schedule leading up to his visit to Rhino Camp?
10. How does Sooley regard Robin when she visits after his meeting with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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