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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. Who do Susan Carol and Stevie tell they have an interview with the FCA in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 18, Steve Jurgenson shows up to take Stevie and Susan Carol to speak with whom from the FBI?

3. While waiting for Brill in his hotel lobby to go on his interview, Stevie and Susan Carol hear whose voice in Chapter 15?

4. Susan Carol calls the assistant of the dean, and her voice mail says if it's Chip, he should do what?

5. Coach Graber comes up behind Chip to meet whom in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What famous sports journalist do Stevie and Susan Carol meet in Chapter 12?

2. How has Stevie's relationship with Susan Carol evolved in Chapter 13?

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

4. What do Brill and Weiss suggest Stevie and Susan Carol do in Chapter 19?

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

6. What moral of the story is revealed in Coach Graber's discussion with his son in Chapter 19?

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

8. What is ironic about the taped confession in Chapter 18?

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

10. How does the dean believe Christine Braman is involved in the mystery in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe, compare, and contrast the settings of Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Orleans, and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi in the novel. Which characters live in each of these locations? How are the settings described by the author? How are they similar and dissimilar?

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 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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