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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name is Susan Carol's father referred to in the novel?
(a) Reverend Anderson.
(b) Sir Anderson.
(c) Anders Anderson.
(d) Mr. Thomas.

2. When Stevie is waiting to check in at the hotel in Chapter 1, he is in line behind what famous sports reporter?
(a) Bobby Kelleher.
(b) Tony Kornheiser.
(c) Mr. Thomas.
(d) Dick Weiss.

3. What does the NCAA stand for?
(a) The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
(b) The National Collegiate Atheletes Administration.
(c) The National College Academics Association.
(d) The National Champion Atheletes Administration.

4. In Chapter 1, Stevie receives a letter that he is the winner of an essay contest from what organization?
(a) The International Association of Sports Writers.
(b) The U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
(c) Sports Illustrated.
(d) The North American Writers Union.

5. Who do Stevie and Susan Carol see with a man in gray suit at the news compound in Chapter 5?
(a) Reverend Anderson.
(b) Chip Graber.
(c) Dick Weiss.
(d) Tony Kornheiser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions?

2. Susan Carol has what kind of accent in the novel?

3. As the winner of an essay contest, Stevie has the opportunity to cover what sports event as a student reporter?

4. Stevie and Susan Carol overhear the guy in the gray suit and someone else talking about throwing a game so that who wins in Chapter 5?

5. The sporting event Stevie has the opportunity to cover as a student reporter takes place at what arena?

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