View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible object to represent a less tangible object or some intangible quality or idea?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Narrative.

2. Where does Stevie live with his family in the novel?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. Susan Carol and Stevie run into what MSU staff member who gives them his keycard to go to his room in Chapter 8?
(a) Jerry Ventura.
(b) Dean Wojenski.
(c) Thomas Whiting.
(d) Chip Graber.

4. What refers to a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Climax.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Rising action.

5. Susan Carol and Stevie run into a MSU staff member who gives them his keycard to get what in Chapter 8?
(a) A playbook.
(b) A magazine article.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Extra towels.

6. What is a literary device in which an author suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

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

9. In Chapter 10, Stevie and Susan Carol tell their story to Chip, and Chip says there is nothing they can do about what?
(a) A player having a bad game.
(b) Who televises the game.
(c) The blackmail.
(d) NCAA rules.

10. In Chapter 10, Chip treats Stevie and Susan Carol as though they are what?
(a) Reporters.
(b) Children.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Sports fans.

11. What is the name of the head coach of Duke in the novel?
(a) Coach N.
(b) Coach J.
(c) Coach K.
(d) Coach M.

12. When he meets Susan Carol on the court, Stevie asks her if she's been able to find who in Chapter 6?
(a) The man in the gray suit.
(b) Chip Graber.
(c) Bobby Kelleher.
(d) Dick Weiss.

13. What team is practicing on the court when Stevie and Susan Carol arrive in Chapter 3?
(a) MSU.
(b) Duke.
(c) Notre Dame.
(d) Texas A&M.

14. The NCAA is headquartered in what city?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Austin.
(c) Indianapolis.
(d) Boise.

15. In Chapter 3, Stevie and Susan Carol have to pose with what for pictures?
(a) The Duke team.
(b) A basketball.
(c) A hockey stick.
(d) Their plaques.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the judges of the essay contest introduces himself to the parents and the kids in Chapter 2?

3. 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?

4. Chip Garber's father holds what profession?

5. In Chapter 3, Stevie and Susan Carol are attending what?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 497 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample