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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, Chip treats Stevie and Susan Carol as though they are what?
(a) Reporters.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Children.
(d) Sports fans.

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

4. What is a literary device in which an author suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Symbolism.

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

6. Dick Weiss tells Stevie and Susan Carol that they have to work how, in Chapter 3?
(a) On deadline.
(b) Like mules.
(c) Together.
(d) In a relaxed manner.

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

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

9. Susan Carol's father is responsible for founding a religious group for what?
(a) Alcoholics.
(b) Gamblers.
(c) Drug addicts.
(d) Prostitutes.

10. With whom do Stevie and Susan Carol eat breakfast in Chapter 8?
(a) Coach K.
(b) Thomas Whiting.
(c) Dick Weiss.
(d) Their fathers.

11. Thomas Whiting teaches at what university in the novel?
(a) Duke.
(b) Boise State.
(c) MSU.
(d) USC.

12. 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 jacket of the blackmailer.
(b) The voice of the blackmailer.
(c) The shoes of the blackmailer.
(d) The hat of the blackmailer.

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

14. 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) Chip's brother.
(b) A huge fan.
(c) Chip's neighbor.
(d) Chip's cousin.

15. 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) Narrative.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Exposition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What refers to the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel?

3. Who do Stevie and Susan Carol identify as the blackmailer by his voice in Chapter 6?

4. Susan Carol believes that the MSU staff member they encounter and obtain a keycard from has a list of what in Chapter 8?

5. Chip says he'll tell Stevie and Susan Carol his story as long as it's what in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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