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

2. Whom does Mrs. Wheatley say are the only girls that work?
(a) Ugly girls.
(b) Desperate girls.
(c) Poor girls.
(d) Colored girls.

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

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

5. When Beth leaves her first chess tournament at ten o'clock, how many, including her, are undefeated?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Beth about Mrs. Wheatley?

2. In mid-September, why does Fergussen ask Beth if she should be packing?

3. How does Jolene gain access to green pills?

4. Why is Beth told she has to start in the beginner group in her first chess tournament?

5. What does Ralph in the Boys’ Ward shout that catches Beth's attention?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the majority of the players react to Beth’s chess skills at her first tournament?

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

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

5. What are three things that Beth learns from taking part in her first chess tournament?

6. Why does Beth attempt to steal pills from the pharmacy?

7. How does Beth describe the Wheatleys?

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

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

10. What do both Mr. Shaibel and Mr. Ganz think of Beth? Why?

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