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

2. Why does Beth abstain from drinking in Chapter 7?
(a) She is worried about gaining weight from drinking.
(b) She does not want to be a drunk.
(c) She has big international tournaments and the United States Championship coming up.
(d) She does not want to disappoint Mrs. Wheatley.

3. What gives Beth the win against Benny?
(a) She distracts Benny.
(b) Benny makes several large mistakes.
(c) She plays it safe.
(d) She exposes her queen early.

4. Chapter 7 begins where?
(a) At a college party to which Beth was invited.
(b) As Beth is practicing chess.
(c) In Beth's college Russian class.
(d) At a chess tournament.

5. How many pills does Beth take to help her sleep the night before her match with Benny in Ohio?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beth do, regarding pills, before she leaves Mexico?

2. What happens when Beth plays skittles against 3 people simultaneously?

3. When does Beth finally leave the party house?

4. Upon returning home, Mrs. Wheatley is not sure how to react to Beth. How does she decide to react?

5. When does Chapter 11 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benny’s apartment look like?

2. What does Beth do for the first time at the college party?

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

4. How does Beth feel about Mrs. Wheatley’s affair with Manuel?

5. What is Mrs. Wheatley’s response to Beth winning at chess?

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

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

8. How does Beth feel about Borgov?

9. How does Beth feel about seeing Townes again in Chapter 6?

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

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