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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The NCAA is headquartered in what city?
(a) Boise.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Austin.

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

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

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

6. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible object to represent a less tangible object or some intangible quality or idea?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Narrative.

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

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

9. In Chapter 3, Stevie and Susan Carol are attending what?
(a) The awards breakfast.
(b) The trophy presentation.
(c) The coaches dinner.
(d) The rules meeting.

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

11. 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.

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

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

14. Susan Carol tells Stevie that she already did what for the day in Chapter 3?
(a) Called her parents.
(b) Finished her homework.
(c) Wrote her story.
(d) Went to church.

15. Dick Weiss tells Stevie and Susan Carol that they have to write one story how often during the event in Chapter 3?
(a) Per day.
(b) Per hour.
(c) Per week.
(d) Per month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Stevie on the trip when he leaves to cover a sporting event in Chapter 1?

2. Which of the judges of the essay contest introduces himself to the parents and the kids in Chapter 2?

3. Stevie and Susan Carol go down to the front desk to get what in Chapter 9?

4. With whom do Stevie and Susan Carol eat breakfast in Chapter 8?

5. The other winner of the student reporter essay contest, aside from Stevie, is named what?

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