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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Sunday, the first day they had off from the tournament in Chapter 10, Beth is coaxed by Benny Watts to do what?
(a) Go on a date.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Play skittles.
(d) Go out for a drink.

2. Who is the best chess player since Morphy?
(a) Beth Harmon.
(b) Townes.
(c) Capablanca.
(d) Benny Watts.

3. What does Mrs. Wheatley offer Beth, when Beth returns to the hotel room?
(a) Her first beer.
(b) Money.
(c) A fancy dinner.
(d) A game of chess.

4. In Chapter 8, Beth and Mrs. Wheatley arrive where?
(a) In Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(b) In Mexico City, Mexico.
(c) In Tuscon, Arizona.
(d) In Puerto Vaillarta, Mexico.

5. Where does Allston suggest Alma be buried?
(a) In the plot he and she had purchased together.
(b) In Mexico.
(c) Anywhere, as he does not care.
(d) In her family plot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Deardorff think about Beth playing chess with the janitor?

2. What magazine interviews Beth?

3. About what does Mrs. Deardorff rave to the strangers Beth is introduce to in Chapter 3?

4. What does Beth think about this casual hook-up at the college party?

5. To whom does Beth wave goodbye, as the car pulls away from the orphanage?

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