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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 does Beth decide about the U.S. Championships?

2. What does NOT take place at the party Beth attends?

3. How many pills does Beth take to help her sleep the night before her match with Benny in Ohio?

4. Why is Mrs. Wheatley suddenly interested in opening a bank account for Beth?

5. What happens when Benny and Beth are out to dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Benny’s apartment look like?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Beth feel about the tournament in Ohio in Chapter 10?

8. How do Beth’s and Mrs. Wheatley’s spending habits change throughout Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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 3

Beth has her first taste of beer in Chapter 6 and compares the sensation of being drunk to taking the tranquilizer pills. What does this need for drugs say about Beth? How does this reflect an addictive personality? What other aspects of her life also show she has an addictive personality?

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