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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. What is NOT a punishment given to Beth for stealing the pills?

2. How many of Mr. Ganz’s students does Beth have to play?

3. How does Jolene help Beth?

4. Who accompanies Miss Faley when she comes to check on Beth and her new family?

5. How many students does Beth beat at chess at Mr. Ganz’s school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are all the children given at the orphanage in little paper cups? Why? How does Beth feel about this?

4. What do most of the chess players at the tournament have in common?

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

6. What is Beth’s punishment for attempting to stealing green pills?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Addiction is a main idea in this book. How does the author first address it? How is Beth affected by her addictions? How does this reflect real, modern life?

Essay Topic 3

Oppression is a theme in this book. When does Beth first experience oppression? What other characters are also oppressed? Why? What do all of these characters have in common?

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