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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he meets Susan Carol on the court, Stevie asks her if she's been able to find who in Chapter 6?
(a) Bobby Kelleher.
(b) Dick Weiss.
(c) The man in the gray suit.
(d) Chip Graber.

2. Which of the judges of the essay contest introduces himself to the parents and the kids in Chapter 2?
(a) President Keeley.
(b) Dick Weiss.
(c) Joe Mitch.
(d) Tony Kornheiser.

3. In Chapter 5, Stevie starts to get antsy as they sit through what?
(a) A basketball game.
(b) Press conferences.
(c) A ceremony.
(d) Roll call.

4. What news station is covering the sports event in the novel?
(a) NBC.
(b) ABC.
(c) CBS.
(d) FOX.

5. Thomas Whiting teaches at what university in the novel?
(a) USC.
(b) MSU.
(c) Duke.
(d) Boise State.

6. Stevie and Susan Carol get introduced to what big ESPN newscaster in the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Dean Wojenski.
(b) Jerry Ventura.
(c) Dick Vitale.
(d) Stuart Feeley.

7. Stevie wants to write about one of the players from what team but is deterred from doing so in Chapter 4?
(a) MSU.
(b) LSU.
(c) USC.
(d) Duke.

8. What team is practicing on the court when Stevie and Susan Carol arrive in Chapter 3?
(a) Texas A&M.
(b) MSU.
(c) Duke.
(d) Notre Dame.

9. In Chapter 10, Stevie and Susan Carol tell their story to Chip, and Chip says there is nothing they can do about what?
(a) Who televises the game.
(b) A player having a bad game.
(c) NCAA rules.
(d) The blackmail.

10. What is the name of the head coach of Duke in the novel?
(a) Coach K.
(b) Coach J.
(c) Coach M.
(d) Coach N.

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

12. What is Chip's father called in the novel?
(a) Coach Graber.
(b) Coach Crandal.
(c) Coach K.
(d) Coach Chipper.

13. In Chapter 8, Susan Carol and Stevie both tell their fathers that they have what in the morning?
(a) Coach interviews.
(b) Radio interviews.
(c) Player interviews.
(d) Television interviews.

14. The essay winners and their parents have an opportunity to meet what famous sports writer in Chapter 2?
(a) President Keeley.
(b) Joe Mitch.
(c) Dick Weiss.
(d) Tony Kornheiser.

15. In Chapter 1, Stevie receives a letter that he is the winner of an essay contest from what organization?
(a) The North American Writers Union.
(b) The U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
(c) Sports Illustrated.
(d) The International Association of Sports Writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Stevie comes up with a plan for Susan Carol to talk to different men to see if she recognizes what?

2. Stevie wants to include the number of references to student athletes, so he asks who to keep track of the number of references for him in Chapter 5?

3. Weiss explains that the lower seat tickets are selling for how much in Chapter 3?

4. Who explains to Stevie who each of the players are and the other members who work for the team in Chapter 4?

5. The NCAA is headquartered in what city?

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