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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. Stevie goes into the press room to find whom in Chapter 15?

2. In Chapter 17, the kidnappers say they will hold the kids hostage until they are sure that Chip will do what?

3. In Chapter 14, the dean catches Chip in a lie when he introduces Susan Carol as what?

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

5. Susan Carol and Stevie watch the game from where in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What led Steve Jurgenson to follow Chip, Stevie and Susan Carol, according to his story in Chapter 18?

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

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

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, 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 3

Describe, analyze and discuss the characters of Brill and Weiss in the novel. How do Stevie and Susan Carol feel about their assigned reporters? How seriously do Brill and Weiss take Stevie and Susan Carol when they are told about the conversation on the docks?

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