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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Stevie?
(a) 18.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 10, Chip says the blackmailing started on what night of the week, after they got home from winning the championship game that got MSU into the Final Four?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

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

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

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

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

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) Dick Vitale.
(b) Dick Weiss.
(c) Thomas Whiting.
(d) Tony Kornheiser.

12. The other winner of the student reporter essay contest, aside from Stevie, is named what?
(a) Thomas Whiting.
(b) Dick Vitale.
(c) Stuart Feeley.
(d) Susan Carol Anderson.

13. Susan Carol has what kind of accent in the novel?
(a) Midwestern.
(b) Northeastern.
(c) Southern.
(d) Irish.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they try to pick up their media credentials, a guy from what organization gives Stevie a hard time?

2. The essay winners and their parents have an opportunity to meet what famous sports writer in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 8, Susan Carol and Stevie both tell their fathers that they have what in the morning?

4. In Chapter 10, Stevie and Susan Carol tell their story to Chip, and Chip says there is nothing they can do about what?

5. When they try to pick up their media credentials, Stevie is given a hard time because he does not have what?

(see the answer keys)

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