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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 12, Susan Carol is about to call Dean Wojenski before they go to what state?

2. Susan Carol goes to write her story while Stevie is heading where to talk to Chip in the end of Chapter 12?

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

4. Susan Carol mentions what person having helped to connect them with the dean in Chapter 14?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship does Steve Jurgenson have with Coach Graber, according to his story in Chapter 18? What is the plan upon arriving at the arena?

2. What does the dean tell Susan Carol when she calls him in Chapter 12? Who does she encounter in the game?

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

4. What conflicts and obstacles do Stevie and Susan Carol face in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

8. Who do Stevie, Chip, and Susan Carol find in the hotel room when they enter in Chapter 17? What do they learn?

9. Who is Mr. Thomas in the narrative? How is he described? What does he tell Stevie to tell his mom in Chapter 19?

10. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 16 regarding Stuart Feeley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Jerry Ventura in the novel. Why does Ventura give the kids his room key? What does the key allow them to access? Also discuss the actions of Stevie and Susan Carol in Chapter 8. Is their dishonesty warranted?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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