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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beth get in return for playing Mr. Ganz’s students?
(a) Money.
(b) A doll.
(c) A chess board.
(d) A box of chocolates.

2. Who gives the children their pills?
(a) Mr. Fergussen.
(b) Mr. Ganz.
(c) Mrs. Deardorff.
(d) Mr. Shaidel.

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

4. What was the punishment Beth had received for saying “damn"?
(a) She had been beaten.
(b) She had lost recess privileges.
(c) She was not allowed to play chess.
(d) Her mouth was washed out with soap.

5. What does Beth receive for being 15 minutes late for Geography?
(a) Detention.
(b) A beating.
(c) 5 demerits.
(d) 10 demerits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Shaibel tell Beth she must do if she loses the queen in chess?

2. How does Jolene help Beth?

3. What job does Mr. Shaibel have at the orphanage?

4. How does Beth feel when she hears the words “mother” and “dead"?

5. How old is Jolene at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are all the children given at the orphanage in little paper cups? Why? How does Beth feel about this?

2. What does Beth use to fall asleep at night? Why?

3. How does Beth‘s life at the home improve at the end of Chapter 2?

4. How does Beth keep Mrs. Wheatley from knowing she has stolen money from her?

5. What are the two reasons Mr. Shaibel gives for why he, at first, refuses to allow Beth to play chess with him?

6. How was Beth able to beat all of Mr. Ganz’s chess students?

7. How does Beth describe the Wheatleys?

8. What is Beth’s punishment for attempting to stealing green pills?

9. Why does Beth push past her fear of Mr. Shaibel?

10. Why does Beth steal money from Mrs. Wheatley?

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