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

2. The sporting event Stevie has the opportunity to cover as a student reporter takes place in what city?

3. When he meets Susan Carol on the court, Stevie asks her if she's been able to find who in Chapter 6?

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

5. Susan Carol's father is responsible for founding a religious group for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Stevie and Susan Carol gain access to the floor with the players' rooms in Chapter 8?

4. What do Susan Carol and Stevie overhear in Chapter 5? What conflict do they face?

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

6. What plan do Stevie and Susan Carol develop to identify the blackmailer in Chapter 6?

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

8. What is Chip Graber's role in the plot of Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery?

9. What parts of the mystery are Susan Carol and Stevie still missing in Chapter 7? Who do they decide to talk with?

10. How do Stevie and Susan Carol gain access to Chip Graber's room in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss Stevie Thomas as the protagonist of the novel. How old is Stevie? What is the sporting event Stevie is covering? What award did Stevie win in order to cover the event? Where does Stevie live with his family? What does Stevie aspire to be when he grows up?

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

Analyze and discuss the blackmailing plot and Chip Graber's involvement. Why did Chip decide not to go to his father when Professor Whiting told him about his transcript? What would you have done under the circumstances? Why?

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