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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Beth unable to open a bank account?
(a) She does not have a big enough deposit.
(b) The banks are all closed.
(c) She is a girl.
(d) She is only 13.

2. What does Townes want to do for Beth, while at the tournament in Las Vegas?
(a) He wants to ask her to date him.
(b) He wants to tutor her.
(c) He wants to take her on a sightseeing tour.
(d) He wants to write an article for their local Lexington Sunday paper.

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

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

5. Chapter 10 begins as Beth walks into a tournament where?
(a) Nevada.
(b) California.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Kentucky.

6. Upon returning home, Mrs. Wheatley is not sure how to react to Beth. How does she decide to react?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Low-key.
(c) Motherly.
(d) Annoyed.

7. Beth feels how the tournament in Chapter 10 is second-rate, as chess does not have the popularity of what sports?
(a) Football or basketball.
(b) Gymnastics or swimming.
(c) Golf or tennis.
(d) Baseball or tennis.

8. In Chapter 8, Beth and Mrs. Wheatley arrive where?
(a) In Puerto Vaillarta, Mexico.
(b) In Mexico City, Mexico.
(c) In Tuscon, Arizona.
(d) In Santa Fe, New Mexico.

9. After Beth finds Mrs. Wheatley dead, what does she request?
(a) A plane ticket home.
(b) A prescription for tranquilizers.
(c) A beer.
(d) A sleeping pill.

10. How many pills does Beth take to help her sleep the night before her match with Benny in Ohio?
(a) 0.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

11. Although Beth spends much of her time practicing, where does she end up going to take a break in Chapter 8?
(a) The zoo.
(b) The park.
(c) The mall.
(d) The art museum.

12. Does Beth beat Borgov in Mexico?
(a) The game runs out of time and must be completed later.
(b) Yes, quite easily.
(c) Yes, just barely.
(d) No.

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

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

15. What does Beth realize on the trip to Vegas?
(a) She loves to travel.
(b) She wants to move to Vegas.
(c) She is not the best chess player.
(d) Both pills and beer make her stomach less tense, and beer does it faster than pills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beth decide about the U.S. Championships?

2. How does Beth feel when she hears Benny Watts talking to another player?

3. What does Mr. Wheatley give Beth?

4. How does Benny pay his rent?

5. Why do Beth and Benny end up only playing games out of books?

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