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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In mid-September, why does Fergussen ask Beth if she should be packing?
(a) Beth is moving into the foster care system.
(b) Beth is aging out of the orphanage.
(c) Beth is moving into a new orphanage.
(d) Beth is being adopted.

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

3. How old is Jolene at the beginning of the book?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

4. What is Townes doing at the tournament?
(a) Playing in the tournament.
(b) Judging the tournament.
(c) Writing an article about the tournament for Chess Review.
(d) Acting as a commentator during the tournament.

5. Although she had A’s in all her classes, what is most important to Beth?
(a) Spending time with Mrs. Wheatley and learning French.
(b) Practicing chess and tennis.
(c) Practicing chess and learning Russian.
(d) Going shopping and out to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Ganz request the school to allow?

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

4. What happens to Beth at the tournament in Chapter 4, that she realizes in the bathroom?

5. How does the narrator describe Mr. Shaibel?

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