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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. With what are Susan Carol and Stevie bound in Chapter 17?

2. At what time is there a knock at the hotel door where Stevie and Susan Carol are held hostage in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 18, Steve Jurgenson says it's what that led him to the location of the kids?

4. Susan Carol asks the hotel to ring whose room when she and Stevie overhear a conversation in Chapter 15?

5. Where does Steve Jurgenson drive Susan Carol and Stevie in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Susan Carol discover when she calls the dean's office in Chapter 11? Where is the dean located?

2. What is the dean's response to Chip's story in Chapter 14?

3. Where does Chip agree to meet Steve Jurgenson in Chapter 16? Who does Susan Carol inform about their whereabouts?

4. What leads Susan Carol to believe Professor Whiting is speaking with Steve Jurgenson in Chapter 15?

5. What lie do Stevie and Susan Carol devise in order to meet the dean in Chapter 13?

6. What happens when Stevie, Susan Carol ,and Chip return to the Superdome in Chapter 15?

7. How does the game end in Chapter 12? Who does Stevie encounter after the game?

8. What do Stevie and Susan Carol learn about Dean Wojenski in Chapter 19?

9. Who does Steve Jurgenson ask Stevie and Susan Carol to give statements to in Chapter 18? Why?

10. Who ends up following Stevie, Chip, and Susan Carol in Chapter 14? How do they discover this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe, analyze and discuss Stevie and Susan Carol's impressions of the conversation overheard on the docks in Chapter 5. How does this information lend itself to both internal and external conflicts for the characters? What would you do if faced with this information?

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