View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first reason Mr. Shaibel gives for why he will not play chess with Beth?
(a) He does not want to play chess.
(b) He does not like her.
(c) He does not play strangers.
(d) He likes to play chess alone.

2. What is the color of the tranquilizer pill?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Orange.

3. How do all the girls wear their hair at the orphanage?
(a) They have bangs.
(b) They have short bobs.
(c) They have long ponytails.
(d) They wear braids.

4. What does Beth think the chess game is the first time she ever sees it?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) A sculpture.
(c) Checkers.
(d) A bunch of little dolls.

5. What was the punishment Beth had received for saying “damn"?
(a) She had lost recess privileges.
(b) She had been beaten.
(c) Her mouth was washed out with soap.
(d) She was not allowed to play chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children who have been at the orphanage for a long time call themselves?

2. How is Beth orphaned?

3. Beth wants to do what, more than anything, in Chapter 1?

4. How old is Jolene at the beginning of the book?

5. Who is the tallest girl at the orphanage that Beth meets when she first arrives?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 223 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample