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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, Chip says the blackmailing started on what night of the week, after they got home from winning the championship game that got MSU into the Final Four?

2. In Chapter 6, Stevie comes up with a plan for Susan Carol to talk to different men to see if she recognizes what?

3. Susan Carol and Stevie run into a MSU staff member who gives them his keycard to get what in Chapter 8?

4. According to Chip's story in Chapter 10, Professor Whiting told Chip he had failed how many courses in the previous semester?

5. During what part of narrative plot is the basic internal conflict complicated by the introduction of related secondary conflicts and various obstacles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Stevie and Susan Carol know about the plot in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who contacted Chip when the blackmailing began, according to his story in Chapter 10? Why?

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

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

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

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 and discuss the setting of Bay St. Louis and its proximity to New Orleans and analyze and discuss the information derived by Susan Carol in Chapter 11. What did the dean's assistant's voicemail reveal? What do Stevie and Susan Carol plan to do in order to learn more about the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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