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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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 well done.
(c) His story is too long.
(d) He needs to do more interviews.

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

3. Where does Stevie live with his family in the novel?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Dallas.
(c) New York.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. Stevie and Susan Carol go down to the front desk to get what in Chapter 9?
(a) A copy of Jerry Ventura's key.
(b) Directions to the swimming pool.
(c) The manager's business card.
(d) Extra towels.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is Chip's father called in the novel?

4. What provides the background information needed to properly understand the story, such as the problem in the beginning of the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dick Weiss? How is he described in Chapter 3?

2. How does Susan Carol help Stevie get into the locker room in Chapter 5?

3. What does the award letter Stevie receives in Chapter 1 give him permission to attend? Where is Stevie going?

4. Where do Stevie and Susan Carol find the players' room numbers in Chapter 9? What do they do next?

5. What does Dick Weiss teach Stevie in Chapter 3? What does Stevie learn about the process of journalism?

6. What does Stevie learn about ticket scalping in Chapter 3? Where does Dick Weiss take Stevie?

7. What is ironic about the person Stevie and Susan Carol discover to be the blackmailer in Chapter 6?

8. When did Stevie become a fan of basketball? What does Stevie hope to be when he grows up?

9. Where does Stevie meet Coach K in Chapter 4? What does Coach K ask Stevie to do?

10. What is foreshadowed in Chip's conversation with Stevie and Susan Carol in Chapter 10?

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