Outcasts United, Ch. 14-18

The newly formed U15 team needed to bond, so Luma...

• made them face a challenge together, the U17 team.

• made them speak only English at practice.

• made them share stories from their home countries.

• made them run extra laps during practice.

What is the best way to describe the new U15 team?

• untalented but dependable

• reckless and unstable

• talented and diverse

• united and driven

Fornatee was no longer on the U15 team because he...

• had long hair

• joined a gang

• cursed during practice

• refused to try out again

During the scrimmage with the U17, Kanue...

• got into a fight with a U17 player

• was a leader who encouraged his teammates

• lost his temper and had to take a lap

• got angry at his teammates for every mistake

Mandela is not happy with the new team because...

• There is nobody else from Liberia.

• Prince and Fornatee aren't with him.

• There are too many boys from non-African countries.

• Luma treats him differently from the other boys.

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When Luma asks Mayor Swaney for permission to use the Armistead field, he tells her

• no

• he will think about it.

• to fix the Indian Creek field.

• to take her request to city council.

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Before the U15 played their first game, Luma...

• threw up.

• told them they would lose.

• prayed.

• all of these.

All are true about the U15 game against The Lightning EXCEPT...

• Tito, a Liberian recruit, and two tutors are fans.

• Mandela and Kanue make impressive plays.

• Kanue encouraged his teammates.

• They lost 4-3 when Lightning scored a goal at the end.

Why did Tito get shot?

• He was walking in an opposing gang's area.

• He was selling drugs outside of his area.

• He wanted to join the Fugees.

• He was an innocent bystander.

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All are true about Tito EXCEPT...

• He is a Liberian refugee.

• He was practicing with the Fugees.

• He tried to recruit Fugee players to his gang.

• He is part of a gang called the Africans.

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