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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what part of narrative plot is the basic internal conflict complicated by the introduction of related secondary conflicts and various obstacles?
(a) Climax.
(b) Rising Action.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Exposition.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. As they approach the locker room, Susan Carol gets Stevie in by producing the letter stating they are what in Chapter 5?
(a) "Only children."
(b) "Fully accredited media."
(c) "Only kept from sensitive areas."
(d) "Allowed to roam the stadium."

6. 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) The players' rooms.
(c) Injured players.
(d) Players that are blackmailed.

7. Stevie and Susan Carol part for dinner and plan to meet the next morning at what time in Chapter 7?
(a) 11:45 a.m.
(b) 6:00 a.m.
(c) 10:15 a.m.
(d) 8:30 a.m.

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

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

10. The essay winners and their parents have an opportunity to meet a famous sports writer from what publication in Chapter 2?
(a) The Denver Post.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The New York Daily News.
(d) The L.A. Times.

11. Stevie and Susan Carol part for dinner and plan to meet the next morning to go to the hotel where what team is staying?
(a) MSU.
(b) Duke University.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Syracuse.

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

13. What is Stevie's last name in the novel?
(a) Terrance.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Thompson.
(d) Treadwell.

14. 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) Tony Kornheiser.
(d) Joe Mitch.

15. In Chapter 9, Stevie and Susan Carol discover that Chip Graber doesn't have what at the hotel?
(a) A roommate.
(b) A room.
(c) A car.
(d) A suitcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What class does Thomas Whiting teach in the novel?

2. Stevie and Susan Carol get introduced to what big ESPN newscaster in the end of Chapter 3?

3. Thomas Whiting teaches at what university in the novel?

4. 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?

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

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