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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Beth abstain from drinking in Chapter 7?
(a) She is worried about gaining weight from drinking.
(b) She has big international tournaments and the United States Championship coming up.
(c) She does not want to disappoint Mrs. Wheatley.
(d) She does not want to be a drunk.

2. What magazine interviews Beth?
(a) Chicago Tribune.
(b) Cosmopolitan.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Life.

3. About what does Mrs. Deardorff rave to the strangers Beth is introduce to in Chapter 3?
(a) Beth‘s academic accomplishments.
(b) Beth's chess playing skills.
(c) Beth's beauty.
(d) Beth's kindness.

4. While drinking several beers, who does Beth see with his family in Chapter 8?
(a) The world champion, Borgov.
(b) Manuel.
(c) Townes.
(d) Benny Watts.

5. In what hotel is the second tournament held?
(a) The Howard Johnson Hotel.
(b) The Hilton Inn.
(c) The Gibson Hotel.
(d) The Ramada Inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beth spent the weekend at the party house, although the owners spent the remainder of the weekend where?

2. Why are the children given tranquilizers?

3. Why is Beth unable to open a bank account?

4. What does Townes want to do for Beth, while at the tournament in Las Vegas?

5. How does Beth feel when she watches the top players play chess at her first tournament?

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