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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. Who do the kids discover was just a lead to throw Chip, Stevie, and Susan Carol off the trail in Chapter 17?

2. Stevie and Susan Carol explain to Chip how who helped save them in Chapter 19?

3. Stevie and Susan Carol go back to their hotel and have lunch with whom in Chapter 11?

4. Brill and who tell the kids that they should write their own story and that their papers will run it under the by-lines in Chapter 19?

5. Who answers the door at the hotel when Susan Carol, Stevie, and Chip arrive in the end of Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the dean believe Christine Braman is involved in the mystery in Chapter 14?

2. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 16 regarding Stuart Feeley?

3. What led Steve Jurgenson to follow Chip, Stevie and Susan Carol, according to his story in Chapter 18?

4. What conflicts and obstacles do Stevie and Susan Carol face in Chapter 11?

5. Who is Mr. Thomas in the narrative? How is he described? What does he tell Stevie to tell his mom in Chapter 19?

6. Who do Stevie, Chip, and Susan Carol find in the hotel room when they enter in Chapter 17? What do they learn?

7. Who does Steve Jurgenson ask Stevie and Susan Carol to give statements to in Chapter 18? Why?

8. What happens when Stevie, Susan Carol ,and Chip return to the Superdome in Chapter 15?

9. What leads Susan Carol to believe Professor Whiting is speaking with Steve Jurgenson in Chapter 15?

10. How does the game end in Chapter 12? Who does Stevie encounter after the game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Bay St. Louis and its proximity to New Orleans and analyze and discuss the information derived by Susan Carol in Chapter 11. What did the dean's assistant's voicemail reveal? What do Stevie and Susan Carol plan to do in order to learn more about the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the NCAA, the Superdome, and ticket scalping in the novel. What is the legality of selling tickets at the arena? For how much are the tickets to the Final Four Games selling? Why does Stevie have a hard time getting his press pass? What are Stevie's impressions of the arena?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the actions and objectives of Stevie and Susan Carol in Chapters 1-7. What do each of the protagonists want? How do they go about achieving their desires? What appears to be the objective of each character? What actions does each character take?

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