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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Beth leaves her first chess tournament at ten o'clock, how many, including her, are undefeated?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. Why is Beth told she has to start in the beginner group in her first chess tournament?
(a) She is a girl.
(b) She has no guardian present.
(c) She is under eighteen years old.
(d) She does not have a rating.

3. What happens to Beth at the tournament in Chapter 4, that she realizes in the bathroom?
(a) She is flushed.
(b) Her hair ends up in disaray.
(c) She has started to menstruate.
(d) She has turned as pale as a ghost.

4. How many chess boards can Beth visualize playing at once?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

5. How does the narrator describe Mr. Shaibel?
(a) He is round and jolly.
(b) He is tall and handsome.
(c) He is short and stooped.
(d) He is fatter on one side than on the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why is Beth pulled from the movie the girls are watching?

2. Who gives the children their pills?

3. What is the man's response when Beth says she wants to be put in the Open in her first chess tournament?

4. Where is the orphanage located?

5. How often is Beth given a tranquilizer?

(see the answer key)

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