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

2. Chip calls Stevie at what time in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 19, the morning after the game, where do Stevie and Susan Carol go to give their statements?

4. What character do Susan Carol and Stevie discover has gone missing after giving their statements in Chapter 19?

5. In what year did John Feinstein publish the all-time best seller, A Good Walk Spoiled?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Stevie antsy in the morning in Chapter 16? What news does he learn from Chip?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. Who do Stevie, Susan Carol, and Chip decide to reveal the blackmailing plot to in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe, analyze, and discuss the character of Chip Graber in the novel. How old is Chip? On what team does Chip play? What is his position on the team? What story does Chip relate to Stevie and Susan Carol in Chapter 10? Is it believable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Susan Carol Anderson. How does Stevie feel about Susan Carol upon meeting her? How old is Susan Carol? Where is she from? How is Susan Carol's appearance described by the author? What kind of accent does she have?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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