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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. How often is Beth given a tranquilizer?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Once a day.
(c) As needed for anxiety.
(d) Once a week.

2. What does Ralph in the Boys’ Ward shout that catches Beth's attention?
(a) "You’re all greedy cocksuckers!"
(b) "You're all greedy bastards!"
(c) "You're all jerks!"
(d) "You're all annoying!"

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

4. How does one get a rating in chess?
(a) Play 1 game.
(b) Win 4 matches.
(c) Play for 10 years.
(d) Play 30 USCF tournaments and then wait 4 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About what does Mrs. Deardorff rave to the strangers Beth is introduce to in Chapter 3?

3. To where is Beth moving?

4. How does Jolene help Beth?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the punishment for cursing? How does Beth know that what Ralph shouts from the Boys’ Ward is probably a bad word?

3. Where is Beth placed, initially, at her first chess tournament? Why?

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

5. How does Beth lose her fear of volleyball?

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

7. What are two things that Beth realizes she has figured out in the first chapter?

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

9. How does Beth describe the Wheatleys?

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

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