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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. In what hotel is the second tournament held?
(a) The Gibson Hotel.
(b) The Ramada Inn.
(c) The Howard Johnson Hotel.
(d) The Hilton Inn.

2. Why is Beth unable to open a bank account?
(a) She does not have a big enough deposit.
(b) She is a girl.
(c) The banks are all closed.
(d) She is only 13.

3. How is Benny as a trainer?
(a) Energetic and enthusiastic.
(b) Creative and innovative.
(c) Tough and demanding.
(d) Not as good as Beth had hoped.

4. When does Beth finally leave the party house?
(a) On Friday morning.
(b) On Tuesday afternoon.
(c) On Monday morning.
(d) On Sunday evening.

5. What does Beth decide about the U.S. Championships?
(a) She will win on intuition alone.
(b) She may need to skip it.
(c) It is time it is won by a woman. It is time she wins it.
(d) She will not compete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wheatley offer Beth, when Beth returns to the hotel room?

2. What does Beth NOT do before leaving the party house?

3. How does Chapter 5 begin?

4. Where must Beth go to train with Benny?

5. Although she and Benny would be co-champions and split the prize money, Beth is not consoled. Why?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Beth end up in New York?

3. How does Beth feel about losing to Benny Watts?

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

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

6. What does Beth think about Las Vegas? Why?

7. How does Beth know that Mrs. Wheatley is dead?

8. How does Beth feel about the tournament in Ohio in Chapter 10?

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

10. What does Beth think of the young chess prodigy in Mexico City?

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