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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 does Beth feel about her match with Borgov in Chapter 8?

2. What does Beth decide about the U.S. Championships?

3. How does Beth feel when Mrs. Wheatley says her fling with Manuel is over?

4. What does Mr. Wheatley give Beth?

5. Why is Beth unhappy with the article that was written about her in the magazine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beth react to not winning the tournament in Mexico City?

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

3. How does Beth play against Benny at skittles in Chapter 10?

4. What does Benny’s apartment look like?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 13, Beth gives up the money given to her by Christian Crusade. Why? What does this reveal about her? Has she ever acted in a way such as this previously in the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Beth drawn to the game of chess? How does she feel when she plays? How does this compare to her level of self-esteem the rest of her life? How does her attitude about herself influence her love of chess?

Essay Topic 3

Beth is sure that her best way to win chess is through intuition. How does she learn this may be incorrect? When does study of chess and chess history start to prove to be beneficial? How does this reinforce the idea that to be really successful one must have a combination of natural gift and training?

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