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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. To whom is Beth introduced in Chapter 3?

2. Whom does Mrs. Wheatley say are the only girls that work?

3. What does Ralph in the Boys’ Ward shout that catches Beth's attention?

4. When at her first tournament, what is something that Beth does not know about regarding chess tournaments?

5. Who gives the children their pills?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beth lose her fear of volleyball?

2. How was Beth able to beat all of Mr. Ganz’s chess students?

3. How is Beth able to get away for a length of time to play chess?

4. What are two things that Beth realizes she has figured out in the first chapter?

5. Where is Beth placed, initially, at her first chess tournament? Why?

6. What are all the children given at the orphanage in little paper cups? Why? How does Beth feel about this?

7. What does Beth think and do when a nice couple with an accent comes in to adopt a child?

8. What is Beth’s punishment for attempting to stealing green pills?

9. Why does Beth push past her fear of Mr. Shaibel?

10. How does Beth get the job of cleaning the erasers after arithmetic class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Beth and Mrs. Wheatley begins to develop in Chapter 5. What jumpstarts their relationship? How does their relationship develop over the course of the book? What events lead to changes in their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Beth‘s determination regarding chess ebbs and flows throughout the book. What are two examples of when it ebbs and two examples when it flows? What events surround this increase or decrease in seriousness and competitiveness? How does this inconsistency affect Beth and her abilities at playing chess?

Essay Topic 3

Beth’s life changes quite a bit when she is adopted in Chapter Three. Why might this odd couple have chosen to adopt Beth? How does she feel about adoption? What might be her favorite thing about adoption? What does this reveal about Beth?

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