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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, Susan Carol, and Chip devise a plan to try to get a hold of whom in Chapter 11?

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

3. In Chapter 19, after the award ceremony, Chip runs over to Stevie and Susan Carol and does what?

4. When was Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery published?

5. Dick Weiss is the sports reporter for what publication?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Jerry Ventura believe the kids were in his room in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Define, identify, and analyze exposition and rising action in a literary narrative and in this particular novel. How does the author transition the narrative from exposition to suspense? How traditional is this plot structure? What does the author reveal through exposition in the first chapters? How does this effectively set up the plot and characters?

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