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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beth do while wandering the streets of Paris?
(a) She goes through chess plays.
(b) She daydreams of a life there.
(c) She thinks of the men she has loved.
(d) She wishes she were home in Kentucky.

2. Where is the orphanage located?
(a) Lexington, Kentucky.
(b) Mount Sterling, Kentucky.
(c) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(d) Louisville, Kentucky.

3. As Beth packs, she searched frantically for the one item that mattered the most. What is that item?
(a) Her book called Chess Openings.
(b) Her toothbrush holder filled with green pills.
(c) Her mother's ring.
(d) A present from Jolene.

4. How does one get a rating in chess?
(a) Play for 10 years.
(b) Play 30 USCF tournaments and then wait 4 months.
(c) Play 1 game.
(d) Win 4 matches.

5. Chapter 10 begins as Beth walks into a tournament where?
(a) California.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Beth on the phone in Russia?

2. Although Beth spends much of her time practicing, where does she end up going to take a break in Chapter 8?

3. What does Beth do, regarding pills, before she leaves Mexico?

4. Where is Beth’s second tournament?

5. Why does Beth decide to play Queen’s Gambit at the beginning of her match with Borgov?

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