TEST PREP Peerless Four

According to the narrator, what makes playing basketball appealing?

• A she likes the feeling of knowing exactly...

• B She feels the skills needed for playing basketball...

• C She thinks that when she plays basketball she is likely...

• D - She gets to be like her brothers...

According to the narrator, why is basketball "as good as Shakespeare" (Lines 16 and 17)?

• A - It connects her to important people.

• B It helps her to understand life

• C - It has the power to strongly affect her

• D It helps her deal with disappointments

Based on the lines 20 through 29, what can readers conclude about the narrator's father?

• A He thinks boys and girls should pursue...

• B - He believes that siblings should support...

• C - He values sports more than he values education

• D He wishes that all of his children were boys

What does the narrator discover in lines 30 through 36 that affects the plot of the story?

• A - watching basketball gives her the same feeling

• B she wants other people to pay more attention

• C She is jealous of the opportunity her brother has

• D Her passion for basketball is overwhelming

How does the incident described in lines 53 through 59 affect the story?

• A - it shows how the narrator and her family attempt

• B - It escalates the conflict so that the father

• C - It reveals the influence the mother and brother

• D - It demonstrates the father's beliefs and his realization...

How does the structure of the story contribute to its meaning?

• A - The narrator describes how she differs from her brothers

• B - The narrator expresses her point of view

• C - The narrator describes her frustration...

• D - The narrator begins on a reflection on rules, which leads...

How does the basketball game setting relate to a theme of the story?

• A - by showing where the narrator feels the most alive

• B - by showing how the narrator utilizes her knowledge

• C - by showing how the narrator differs from other girls

• D- by showing why the narrator supports her brother