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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a literary device in which an author suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Foreshadowing.

2. The other winner of the student reporter essay contest, aside from Stevie, is from where?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Dakota.

3. What refers to the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel?
(a) Rising Action.
(b) Climax.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Exposition.

4. Susan Carol and Stevie run into a MSU staff member who gives them his keycard to get what in Chapter 8?
(a) Drinks.
(b) A playbook.
(c) Extra towels.
(d) A magazine article.

5. As they approach the locker room, who lets Susan Carol through but tries to stop Stevie in Chapter 5?
(a) The security guard.
(b) Tony Kornheiser.
(c) Coach K.
(d) Reverend Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Stevie and Susan Carol tell their story to Chip, and Chip says there is nothing they can do about what?

2. What is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions?

3. Stevie finishes writing his story by when during the second game in Chapter 12?

4. After returning to the press room, Stevie checks with his editor, and the editor tells him what in Chapter 7?

5. In literature, what refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

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