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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a punishment given to Beth for stealing the pills?
(a) No recess.
(b) No chess.
(c) No movies on Saturdays.
(d) She is beaten.

2. In Chapter 2, why is Beth pulled from the movie the girls are watching?
(a) To go to Mrs. Deardorff’s office.
(b) To get more green pills.
(c) To play chess.
(d) To meet her new parents.

3. What does Mrs. Deardorff threaten if the children do not to eat every bite?
(a) You would not get food the next day.
(b) You would lose recess privileges.
(c) You would not get adopted.
(d) You would get sick.

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

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

6. Why does Beth tell Jolene she is sorry?
(a) She hurt her feelings.
(b) She had cursed at Jolene.
(c) That Jolene is not also being adopted.
(d) She stole money from Jolene.

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

8. Who is Beth's first opponent in her first chess tournament?
(a) Annette Packer.
(b) Sarah Fielding.
(c) Annie Myatt.
(d) Beltik.

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

10. Where is the first chess tournament Beth ever take place in held?
(a) In a convention center.
(b) In a mall.
(c) In a large classroom.
(d) In a gymnasium.

11. What grade does Beth attend at her new school?
(a) Fifth grade.
(b) Eighth grade.
(c) Tenth grade.
(d) Seventh grade.

12. To whom is Beth introduced in Chapter 3?
(a) New students.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley.
(c) New chess coaches.
(d) New teachers.

13. How is Beth able to get out of chapel in order to play chess?
(a) She asks permission to go to the restroom.
(b) She asks if she can help Mr. Shaibel.
(c) She sneaks out.
(d) She says she is sick and needs to lie down.

14. What does everyone eat on Fridays?
(a) Steak.
(b) Cake.
(c) Fish.
(d) Mush.

15. Where does Beth go when she leaves chapel?
(a) Outside.
(b) The basement.
(c) Her room.
(d) The bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Beth orphaned?

2. How many students does Beth beat at chess at Mr. Ganz’s school?

3. How old is Beth at the start of Chapter 3?

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

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

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