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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What class does Thomas Whiting teach in the novel?
(a) Roman history.
(b) Physics.
(c) Ethics and morals.
(d) Probability and statistics.

3. What refers to an inventory of the courses taken and grades earned of a student throughout a course?
(a) Athletic record.
(b) Transcript.
(c) Collegiate equivalency record.
(d) Report card.

4. When Stevie is waiting to check in at the hotel in Chapter 1, he is in line behind what famous sports reporter?
(a) Mr. Thomas.
(b) Dick Weiss.
(c) Bobby Kelleher.
(d) Tony Kornheiser.

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

6. Who do Stevie and Susan Carol see with a man in gray suit at the news compound in Chapter 5?
(a) Dick Weiss.
(b) Reverend Anderson.
(c) Tony Kornheiser.
(d) Chip Graber.

7. When Stevie and Susan Carol get to Chip's floor in Chapter 9 they are stopped by a security guard, but Stevie says he's what?
(a) A huge fan.
(b) Chip's brother.
(c) Chip's cousin.
(d) Chip's neighbor.

8. In Chapter 6, Stevie comes up with a plan for Susan Carol to talk to different men to see if she recognizes what?
(a) The hat of the blackmailer.
(b) The jacket of the blackmailer.
(c) The voice of the blackmailer.
(d) The shoes of the blackmailer.

9. The sporting event Stevie has the opportunity to cover as a student reporter takes place in what city?
(a) Seattle.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Denver.
(d) Chicago.

10. What word refers to the act of extortion by intimidation?
(a) Homeopathy.
(b) Murder.
(c) Manslaughter.
(d) Blackmail.

11. Who do Stevie and Susan Carol identify as the blackmailer by his voice in Chapter 6?
(a) Joe Mitch.
(b) Coach K.
(c) Thomas Whiting.
(d) Dick Vitale.

12. Stevie became a huge basketball fan when his father started taking him to games of what informal association of college athletic programs?
(a) The Chicago Mega 3.
(b) The Great Boston 8.
(c) The New York Small 7.
(d) The Philadelphia Big 5.

13. 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?
(a) Thomas Whiting.
(b) Dick Weiss.
(c) Tony Kornheiser.
(d) Bobby Kelleher.

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

15. What refers to a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Climax.
(d) Exposition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, Stevie and Susan Carol are attending what?

3. Stevie and Susan Carol part for dinner and plan to meet the next morning at what time in Chapter 7?

4. Where does Stevie live with his family in the novel?

5. Dick Weiss tells Stevie and Susan Carol that they have to write one story how often during the event in Chapter 3?

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