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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 sports does Michael NOT play for Briarcrest?

2. What football team does Joe Theismann play for?

3. Which of the following coaches does Coach Freeze model his strategies after?

4. Which of the following Tuohy family members is considered the most well-connected and can get Michael anything he's ever wanted?

5. Which of the following levels of football does Lemming specialize in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michael respond when Lemming pays him a visit?

2. What play does Coach Freeze invent in which Michael is the star player?

3. What happens when Michael injures his hand during a football tackle?

4. What do the coaches realize about Michael when they take him to the hospital?

5. What realization does Jennifer Graves make about Michael's learning during his first week in her classroom?

6. How does the biography open, and what is the significance of this opening?

7. How did the world find out about Taylor's debilitating claustrophobia?

8. What happens when Michael meets with Tom Lemming for the second time, after he has moved in with the Tuohy family?

9. What sports is Michael allowed to play at Briarcrest when he is first enrolled?

10. How does Lemming determine the All American Football team each year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe Lemming was instrumental in getting Michael involved in the college football league. First, explain what role Joe Lemming plays in the football world. Then, explain how he helped propel Michael into football super-stardom, citing at least two examples of their meetings.

Essay Topic 2

Michael Oher has had an extremely rough childhood. First, explain Michael's history within his own family and then in the various families he had within the foster care system. Then, explain whether or not you believe Michael overcame his childhood.

Essay Topic 3

The title of this biography is "The Blind Side." First, explain what a blindside is in football terms. Then, explain whether or not you think this is an appropriate title for the biography. Use at least two scenes from the biography to support your argument.

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