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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. At the tournament in Vegas, the ballroom was set up for 70 chess players, and Beth was at what board?
(a) Board 2.
(b) Board 1.
(c) Board 12.
(d) Board 9.

2. What does Beth NOT do before leaving the party house?
(a) Writes a love note to her classmate.
(b) She drinks quite a bit more.
(c) She cleans or airs out her clothes.
(d) She cleans up the house.

3. In Chapter 6, Beth arrives at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas and is surprised about what?
(a) How many spectators there are for the U.S. Open.
(b) How organized the U.S. Open is.
(c) That everyone seems oblivious that the U.S. Chess Open is about to take place.
(d) How hot it is in Vegas.

4. How does Beth feel about her match with Borgov in Chapter 8?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Slightly worried.
(c) Excited.
(d) Nervous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Although she had A’s in all her classes, what is most important to Beth?

2. Beth knows that the best way to beat Benny is to get him where?

3. What does Mr. Wheatley give Beth?

4. After Beth finds Mrs. Wheatley dead, what does she request?

5. What magazine interviews Beth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two things that make Beth happy at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What does Benny’s apartment look like?

3. Why is Beth worried at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What big chess tournaments are mentioned at the end of Chapter 7?

5. How does Beth feel about Borgov?

6. How does Beth respond to the article in Life Magazine?

7. How do Beth’s and Mrs. Wheatley’s spending habits change throughout Chapter 5?

8. Why is Beth feeling as if her time with Benny is coming to an end at the end of Chapter 11?

9. Why does Beth still feel like an outsider in chess in Chapter 6?

10. How does Beth feel, at first, at the college party?

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