game ritual

What caused Rosalind to believe nutrition was linked to the team’s performance?

• A new coach told her

• A training video suggested it

• She read an article

• The team nutritionist advised her

Why might the team’s belief in rituals have strengthened with each win?

• The coach encouraged superstition

• Each win reinforced the illusion of cause and effect

• They practiced harder every time

• They changed team members

What is the central conflict in the story?

• The team’s dislike of Gabriella

• The narrator’s injury

• The clash between superstition and reason

• The school budget

What rhetorical question in the story highlights uncertainty?

• “What would happen, however, if one of the rituals was accidentally skipped?”

• “Who left the locker room light on?”

• “Was that the best poem ever?”

• “Is this real life?”

What figurative language is in “my head was spinning like a wayward top”?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

What outcome follows Gabriella’s introduction of her poem?

• The team teases her

• They lose by one point

• They win their best game yet

• The coach removes her from the team

What is implied by the narrator not telling anyone about missing the sandwich?

• They are dishonest by nature

• They feel responsible and ashamed

• They didn’t think it mattered

• The team already knew

The line “I was an awkward duck trying to fly” suggests the narrator felt:

• Slow and graceful

• Skillful and sharp

• Out of control and uncoordinated

• Fast but clumsy

Why does the narrator eat the protein bar even though it’s unpleasant?

• They enjoy the flavor

• They are pressured by Debbie

• They hope it counts as part of the ritual

• They were dared to do so

What point of view is the story written in?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient