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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 old is Jolene at the beginning of the book?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

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

3. How many pills does Jolene give Beth before her chess match in Chapter 2?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What surprises Beth about Mrs. Wheatley?
(a) How smart she is.
(b) How composed she is.
(c) How loving she is.
(d) How well she can lie.

5. In Chapter 2, why is Beth pulled from the movie the girls are watching?
(a) To play chess.
(b) To go to Mrs. Deardorff’s office.
(c) To get more green pills.
(d) To meet her new parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where is Beth moving?

2. What does Mrs. Deardorff threaten if the children do not to eat every bite?

3. What is the name of the orphanage in which Beth is placed?

4. When at her first tournament, what is something that Beth does not know about regarding chess tournaments?

5. When Beth thinks about what Ralph said, what does she picture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beth think and do when a nice couple with an accent comes in to adopt a child?

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

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

4. How does Beth lose her fear of volleyball?

5. How does Beth get the job of cleaning the erasers after arithmetic class?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Beth describe the Wheatleys?

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