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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. Susan Carol has what kind of accent in the novel?
2. What refers to the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel?
3. In Chapter 9, Stevie and Susan Carol find the list of players' room numbers where?
4. 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?
5. Thomas Whiting teaches at what university in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who contacted Chip when the blackmailing began, according to his story in Chapter 10? Why?
2. What is foreshadowed in Chip's conversation with Stevie and Susan Carol in Chapter 10?
3. Who do Stevie and Susan Carol meet at the award ceremony in Chapter 2?
4. What does Stevie learn about ticket scalping in Chapter 3? Where does Dick Weiss take Stevie?
5. What is Chip's response after Stevie and Susan Carol relate their story to him in Chapter 10?
6. What is foreshadowed upon Stevie's meeting Susan Carol in Chapter 2? What does Dick Weiss suggest Stevie read?
7. What does the award letter Stevie receives in Chapter 1 give him permission to attend? Where is Stevie going?
8. Who do Susan Carol and Stevie see speaking suspiciously in Chapter 5? Where do they go?
9. Who is Dick Weiss? How is he described in Chapter 3?
10. Why does Stevie dismiss the compliment he receives on his story in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the plan developed by Susan Carol and Stevie in Chapter 7. Where do the kids decide to go in order to talk to Chip Graber? What do they hope to learn? How do the kids plan on getting around their fathers and assigned reporters in order to reach Chip?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Susan Carol Anderson. How does Stevie feel about Susan Carol upon meeting her? How old is Susan Carol? Where is she from? How is Susan Carol's appearance described by the author? What kind of accent does she have?
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