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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. Does Beth beat Borgov in Mexico?

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

3. Why does Beth call Allston Wheatley?

4. Beth‘s third opponent in Chapter 8 shocks her. Why?

5. After Beth finds Mrs. Wheatley dead, what does she request?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harry Beltik help improve Beth skills at chess?

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

3. Why is Beth feeling as if her time with Benny is coming to an end at the end of Chapter 11?

4. What does Beth think about Las Vegas? Why?

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

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

7. What are two things that make Beth happy at the end of Chapter 7?

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

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

10. How does Beth feel about Borgov?

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

The relationship between Beth and Mrs. Wheatley begins to develop in Chapter 5. What jumpstarts their relationship? How does their relationship develop over the course of the book? What events lead to changes in their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, Beth loses her first match. How does she react? Why does she react this way? Is this loss beneficial? Why or why not? How can we all learn and benefit from losing?

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