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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pills does Jolene give Beth before her chess match in Chapter 2?

2. How is Beth orphaned?

3. What does Beth receive for being 15 minutes late for Geography?

4. To where is Beth moving?

5. How does Beth feel when she watches the top players play chess at her first tournament?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Beth able to get away for a length of time to play chess?

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

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

6. How does the reader know that Beth stole pills from Mrs. Wheatley?

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

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

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

10. How do the majority of the players react to Beth’s chess skills at her first tournament?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beth is placed in an orphanage early on in the book. What were orphanages like during this time period? Why might they have been this way? Based on the information given in the book, how did institutions such as this one affect the children in them? How might they have also affected the adults who worked there?

Essay Topic 2

There is much focus on Beth being a girl. Why might this be a focus by those who write articles about her? What does this say about the time period? How can we relate to this still today?

Essay Topic 3

Sexuality is introduced early on in the book. How does Beth learn about sex and sexual acts? What is her reaction to this? How is she affected by this? Why might the author have chosen to do this? How does it affect you as the reader?

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