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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
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. Stevie wants to include the number of references to student athletes, so he asks who to keep track of the number of references for him in Chapter 5?
3. Stevie and Susan Carol overhear the guy in the gray suit and someone else talking about throwing what game in Chapter 5?
4. The sporting event Stevie has the opportunity to cover as a student reporter takes place in what city?
5. What class does Thomas Whiting teach in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Stevie and Susan Carol find the players' room numbers in Chapter 9? What do they do next?
2. How does Susan Carol help Stevie get into the locker room in Chapter 5?
3. What is Chip Graber's role in the plot of Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery?
4. Who do Susan Carol and Stevie see speaking suspiciously in Chapter 5? Where do they go?
5. Who do Susan Carol and Stevie reveal the blackmailing plot to in Chapter 7? What is the response?
6. What do Susan Carol and Stevie overhear in Chapter 5? What conflict do they face?
7. Who do Stevie and Susan Carol meet at the award ceremony in Chapter 2?
8. How do Stevie and Susan Carol gain access to the floor with the players' rooms in Chapter 8?
9. Who contacted Chip when the blackmailing began, according to his story in Chapter 10? Why?
10. What is ironic about the person Stevie and Susan Carol discover to be the blackmailer in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the NCAA, the Superdome, and ticket scalping in the novel. What is the legality of selling tickets at the arena? For how much are the tickets to the Final Four Games selling? Why does Stevie have a hard time getting his press pass? What are Stevie's impressions of the arena?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the teams involved in the Final Four Games in the novel. Which team is Stevie rooting for? Which team is Susan Carol a fan of? What is the outcome of the games? How does the blackmailing scheme affect the games' outcome?
Essay Topic 3
Define, identify, and analyze conflict in the narrative. What are the three principle types of conflict that a character can encounter in a literary or dramatic work? Which are at play for Stevie in Chapter 5? What internal conflicts does Stevie encounter?
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