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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 is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people?

2. Chip Garber is the star player of what team in the novel?

3. In Chapter 8, Susan Carol and Stevie both tell their fathers that they have what in the morning?

4. Susan Carol's father is responsible for founding a religious group for what?

5. How old is Stevie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What parts of the mystery are Susan Carol and Stevie still missing in Chapter 7? Who do they decide to talk with?

2. How does Susan Carol help Stevie get into the locker room in Chapter 5?

3. Who do Stevie and Susan Carol meet at the award ceremony in Chapter 2?

4. Who contacted Chip when the blackmailing began, according to his story in Chapter 10? Why?

5. Where does Stevie go for a walk in Chapter 5? Who accompanies him?

6. What does the award letter Stevie receives in Chapter 1 give him permission to attend? Where is Stevie going?

7. What do Stevie and Susan Carol do in order to get in touch with Chip in Chapter 8?

8. How is the awards breakfast described in Chapter 3? What does Dick Weiss tell the kids about their assignment?

9. What do Stevie and Susan Carol know about the plot in Chapter 7?

10. How is Susan Carol described in Chapter 2? Where is Susan Carol from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Jerry Ventura in the novel. Why does Ventura give the kids his room key? What does the key allow them to access? Also discuss the actions of Stevie and Susan Carol in Chapter 8. Is their dishonesty warranted?

Essay Topic 2

Define, identify, and analyze conflict in the narrative. What are the three principle types of conflict that a character can encounter in a literary or dramatic work? Which are at play for Stevie in Chapter 5? What internal conflicts does Stevie encounter?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Dick Weiss and the assignment given to Stevie and Susan Carol during their stay in New Orleans. What are the kids to write about and how often? How exclusive is the opportunity the kids are given? How do they feel about their assignments?

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