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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the tallest girl at the orphanage that Beth meets when she first arrives?
(a) Alice.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Jolene.
(d) Emily.

2. What job does Mr. Shaibel have at the orphanage?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is the pharmacist.
(c) He is the gardener.
(d) He is the janitor.

3. How does Chapter 3 begin?
(a) With Beth playing chess.
(b) With Beth getting adopted.
(c) With Beth taking green pills.
(d) With Beth in Mrs. Deardorff's office.

4. 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 likes to play chess alone.
(c) He does not like her.
(d) He does not play strangers.

5. How does Beth feel when she watches the top players play chess at her first tournament?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Angry.
(c) Thrilled.
(d) Bored.

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

7. Where does Beth store the pills she is collecting?
(a) In a book.
(b) In a makeup compact.
(c) In her nightstand.
(d) In her toothbrush holder.

8. Who is the best volleyball player?
(a) Beth.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Alice.
(d) Jolene.

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

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

11. What class does Beth dislike the most?
(a) Music.
(b) English.
(c) Math.
(d) Gym.

12. Where is the orphanage located?
(a) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(b) Lexington, Kentucky.
(c) Mount Sterling, Kentucky.
(d) Louisville, Kentucky.

13. How old is Beth at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) She is 10.
(b) She is almost 20.
(c) She is 16.
(d) She is just two months shy of 13.

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

15. When Beth steals green pills from the pharmacy, how many does she take?
(a) 30.
(b) 0.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Beth packs, she searched frantically for the one item that mattered the most. What is that item?

2. Who is Beth's first opponent in her first chess tournament?

3. How is Beth orphaned?

4. When Beth thinks about what Ralph said, what does she picture?

5. How is Beth able to get out of chapel in order to play chess?

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