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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 old is Beth at the start of Chapter 3?
2. What does Mr. Shaibel tell Beth she must do if she loses the queen in chess?
3. Who is the tallest girl at the orphanage that Beth meets when she first arrives?
4. Where is the orphanage located?
5. Who accompanies Miss Faley when she comes to check on Beth and her new family?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Beth get the job of cleaning the erasers after arithmetic class?
2. What are the two reasons Mr. Shaibel gives for why he, at first, refuses to allow Beth to play chess with him?
3. How does Beth keep Mrs. Wheatley from knowing she has stolen money from her?
4. How do the majority of the players react to Beth’s chess skills at her first tournament?
5. How is Beth able to get away for a length of time to play chess?
6. Why does Beth push past her fear of Mr. Shaibel?
7. How does the reader know that Beth stole pills from Mrs. Wheatley?
8. What do most of the chess players at the tournament have in common?
9. What are all the children given at the orphanage in little paper cups? Why? How does Beth feel about this?
10. How does Beth‘s life at the home improve at the end of Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Beth is insecure in many ways. What are a few of them? How do you know this? In what is she secure? In what ways is she confident? How does learning make her confident? What can be learned by this?
Essay Topic 2
Beth’s life changes quite a bit when she is adopted in Chapter Three. Why might this odd couple have chosen to adopt Beth? How does she feel about adoption? What might be her favorite thing about adoption? What does this reveal about Beth?
Essay Topic 3
Beth’s risk-taking increases as the story develops. What are the pros and cons of Beth being a risk-taker? What is the connection between her risk-taking and self-worth? How is her risky behavior related to her addictions?
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