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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. Where do Susan Carol and Stevie sit down to review what they know in Chapter 7?

2. Stevie became a huge basketball fan when his father started taking him to games of what informal association of college athletic programs?

3. When they try to pick up their media credentials, a guy from what organization gives Stevie a hard time?

4. The essay winners and their parents have an opportunity to meet what famous sports writer in Chapter 2?

5. Stevie decides to write his story about what in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Stevie and Susan Carol do in order to get in touch with Chip in Chapter 8?

3. What is Chip's response after Stevie and Susan Carol relate their story to him in Chapter 10?

4. Who do Susan Carol and Stevie see speaking suspiciously in Chapter 5? Where do they go?

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

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

7. Why is Stevie jealous of Susan Carol in Chapter 4? Who dissuades him from writing his article about MSU's player?

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

9. Why does Stevie dismiss the compliment he receives on his story in Chapter 7?

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

Describe and analyze the character of Dick Weiss and the assignment given to Stevie and Susan Carol during their stay in New Orleans. What are the kids to write about and how often? How exclusive is the opportunity the kids are given? How do they feel about their assignments?

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

Describe the FCA and analyze and discuss the ethics of Susan Carol and Stevie's actions in the narrative. Given Susan Carol's religious nature, is her dishonesty seen in a different light than Stevie's? Why or why not? How do the kids feel about lying to their fathers?

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