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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Stevie on the trip when he leaves to cover a sporting event in Chapter 1?
(a) Steve Jurgenson.
(b) Tony Kornheiser.
(c) Thomas Whiting.
(d) Mr. Thomas.

2. Stevie wants to write about one of the players from what team but is deterred from doing so in Chapter 4?
(a) MSU.
(b) Duke.
(c) USC.
(d) LSU.

3. How old is Stevie?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

4. Weiss explains that the lower seat tickets are selling for how much in Chapter 3?
(a) $1,600.
(b) $800.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $300.

5. Dick Weiss tells Stevie and Susan Carol that it's in the moderator handbook to refer to the basketball players as what in Chapter 4?
(a) Athletes in training.
(b) Student athletes.
(c) Aspiring basketball players.
(d) Amateur basketball players.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who explains to Stevie who each of the players are and the other members who work for the team in Chapter 4?

2. By what name is Susan Carol's father referred to in the novel?

3. What is a literary device in which an author suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

4. The essay winners and their parents have an opportunity to meet a famous sports writer from what publication in Chapter 2?

5. What team is practicing on the court when Stevie and Susan Carol arrive in Chapter 3?

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