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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Susan Carol believes that the MSU staff member they encounter and obtain a keycard from has a list of what in Chapter 8?
(a) Games that are rigged.
(b) Injured players.
(c) Players that are blackmailed.
(d) The players' rooms.

2. Where do Susan Carol and Stevie sit down to review what they know in Chapter 7?
(a) The hotel lobby.
(b) A stadium entrance.
(c) A library.
(d) A restaurant.

3. Who explains to Stevie who each of the players are and the other members who work for the team in Chapter 4?
(a) Bobby Kelleher.
(b) Stuart Feeley.
(c) Dick Weiss.
(d) Thomas Whiting.

4. What does the NCAA stand for?
(a) The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
(b) The National Champion Atheletes Administration.
(c) The National Collegiate Atheletes Administration.
(d) The National College Academics Association.

5. What team is the other winner of the student reporter essay contest aside from Stevie a fan of?
(a) Duke University.
(b) LSU.
(c) MSU.
(d) USC.

6. Where does Stevie live with his family in the novel?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

7. After returning to the press room, Stevie checks with his editor, and the editor tells him what in Chapter 7?
(a) He needs to do more interviews.
(b) His story is well done.
(c) His story needs to be longer.
(d) His story is too long.

8. The character of Susan Carol is described as being very what in the narrative?
(a) Tall.
(b) Naive.
(c) Fat.
(d) Short.

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

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

11. When the guard takes them to Chip in Chapter 9, Stevie and Susan Carol give Chip hints in front of the guard to let them know they overheard his conversation yesterday with whom?
(a) Thomas Whiting.
(b) Dick Weiss.
(c) Tony Kornheiser.
(d) Dick Vitale.

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

13. What provides the background information needed to properly understand the story, such as the problem in the beginning of the story?
(a) Rising Action.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Climax.
(d) Denouement.

14. By what name is Susan Carol's father referred to in the novel?
(a) Anders Anderson.
(b) Sir Anderson.
(c) Reverend Anderson.
(d) Mr. Thomas.

15. As the winner of an essay contest, Stevie has the opportunity to cover what sports event as a student reporter?
(a) The Final Four basketball games.
(b) The Stanley Cup.
(c) The Super Bowl.
(d) The World Series.

Short Answer Questions

1. As they approach the locker room, who lets Susan Carol through but tries to stop Stevie in Chapter 5?

2. What is Stevie's last name in the novel?

3. 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?

4. Susan Carol and Stevie run into a MSU staff member who gives them his keycard to get what in Chapter 8?

5. According to Chip's story in Chapter 10, Professor Whiting told Chip he had failed how many courses in the previous semester?

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