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Michael Lewis (author)
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Michael Lewis (author)
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who coaches the team where Steve Wallace plays?
(a) Alan Merit.
(b) Bill Walsh.
(c) Michael Tigelar.
(d) Peter Parcy.

2. Which of the following teams put a clause in their contract, ensuring player Will Wolford would always remain the highest paid player on their team?
(a) The Minnesota Vikings.
(b) The Dallas Cowboys.
(c) The Jacksonville Jaguars.
(d) The Indiana Colts.

3. When Michael is out of school, how many hours per day does he play basketball, practicing to be a famous athlete one day?
(a) 8 hours a day.
(b) 10 hours a day.
(c) 12 hours a day.
(d) 6 hours a day.

4. When Michael makes his final decision about which school he will attend, whom do the other coaches complain about to the NCAA?
(a) Sue Mitchell.
(b) Tom Lemming.
(c) Coach Freeze.
(d) The Tuohys.

5. How does Michael perform during his first Egg Bowl?
(a) He performs well and is the star of the game.
(b) He performs poorly and is pulled from the game.
(c) He performs average with the rest of the players.
(d) He misses the game for a doctor's appointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the NCAA investigator finally asked to leave the Tuohy home?

2. On the day that the children are taken away from Dee Dee's home, what does Michael remember hearing?

3. How old is Michael when he meets Big Tony for the first time?

4. Which of the following positions does Lewis claim is "defined by his weakest moment?"

5. Which of the following people also attend Ole Miss and frequently come to cheer Michael on at his games?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was life like for Michael when he was living in a foster home?

2. What problem arises when Leigh Anne tries to locate one of Michael's baby photos for the high school yearbook?

3. How does Leigh Anne Tuohy feel about the aggressive coaches who come to visit Michael in her home?

4. What does Michael learn about Ole Miss' history and their treatment of African-American students?

5. When Michael is taken to a psychological examiner to be evaluated, what does the doctor decide?

6. How do the college coaches react when Michael makes his final selection as to which college he will attend?

7. Why does Michael believe Dee Dee was a good mother?

8. How did Michael feel about his family and friends coming to him asking for money after he started playing football?

9. What does Michael remember most about the day when Child Services came to take him and his siblings away?

10. What would Dee Dee do at the first of every month, like clockwork?

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