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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beth knows that the best way to beat Benny is to get him where?
(a) In the end game.
(b) In little hits throughout the game.
(c) In the opening.
(d) In the middle game.

2. Beth‘s third opponent in Chapter 8 shocks her. Why?
(a) He is terrible at chess.
(b) He is very young and serious.
(c) He is very arrogant.
(d) She is also female.

3. What does Beth decide about the U.S. Championships?
(a) She will win on intuition alone.
(b) She will not compete.
(c) She may need to skip it.
(d) It is time it is won by a woman. It is time she wins it.

4. The tournament in Chapter 10 consisted mostly of who?
(a) Amatuers.
(b) Masters.
(c) Women.
(d) Grandmasters.

5. What happens and Beth and Benny play speed chess?
(a) Beth only wins one game.
(b) Beth wins every game.
(c) Benny wins every game.
(d) Benny only wins one game.

6. Why is Beth not placed in the Beginner group for her second tournament?
(a) The men at the desk know who she is.
(b) Beth begs them to put her in the Open division.
(c) Beth refuses to play if they put her in the Beginner group.
(d) Beth's ranking takes her out of the Beginner group.

7. What does Mrs. Wheatley offer Beth, when Beth returns to the hotel room?
(a) Her first beer.
(b) A fancy dinner.
(c) A game of chess.
(d) Money.

8. What happens when Beth plays skittles against 3 people simultaneously?
(a) She beats them all.
(b) She beats only Benny.
(c) She loses to all of them.
(d) She beat 2 out of the 3.

9. Where is Beth’s second tournament?
(a) Indianapolis.
(b) New York.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Chicago.

10. Who picks Beth and Mrs. Wheatley up from the airport in Chapter 8?
(a) Diego.
(b) Juan.
(c) Jose.
(d) Manuel.

11. What happens when Benny and Beth are out to dinner?
(a) Beth and Benny argue over chess.
(b) Benny kisses Beth.
(c) Benny sticks to one beer while Beth gets buzzed.
(d) Beth buys Benny dinner.

12. How old is Beth at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

13. How does Beth feel about her match with Borgov in Chapter 8?
(a) Slightly worried.
(b) Excited.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Nervous.

14. When does Chapter 11 begin?
(a) Saturday morning before the tournament ceremony.
(b) Saturday afternoon at the tournament ceremony.
(c) Saturday evening after the tournament ceremony.
(d) A week after the tournament.

15. When Benny Watts speaks to Beth, what does he tell her about her chess match in Life magazine?
(a) How brilliant it was.
(b) The mistake she made.
(c) She played a perfect game.
(d) How unusual it was.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beth not know about the winner of the U.S. Open champion?

2. Back at home, what does Beth finally do when she sees all the blue in the house?

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

4. What does Beth think about this casual hook-up at the college party?

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

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