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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. Why is Beth unable to open a bank account?

2. In what hotel is the second tournament held?

3. What does Harry Beltik feel about Beth winning through her own intuition?

4. When does Harry Beltic decide it is time to move out of Beth's home?

5. When Beth’s classmates see her picture in the magazine, what does one of her classmates do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benny’s apartment look like?

2. How does Beth feel, at first, at the college party?

3. How does Beth feel about Mrs. Wheatley’s affair with Manuel?

4. What does Beth think of the young chess prodigy in Mexico City?

5. What is Mrs. Wheatley’s response to Beth winning at chess?

6. How does Beth respond to the article in Life Magazine?

7. How do Beth’s and Mrs. Wheatley’s spending habits change throughout Chapter 5?

8. Why is Beth feeling as if her time with Benny is coming to an end at the end of Chapter 11?

9. How does Beth beat Benny in Chapter 10?

10. How does Beth feel about seeing Townes again in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beth is placed in an orphanage early on in the book. What were orphanages like during this time period? Why might they have been this way? Based on the information given in the book, how did institutions such as this one affect the children in them? How might they have also affected the adults who worked there?

Essay Topic 2

Beth’s risk-taking increases as the story develops. What are the pros and cons of Beth being a risk-taker? What is the connection between her risk-taking and self-worth? How is her risky behavior related to her addictions?

Essay Topic 3

Beth has her first taste of beer in Chapter 6 and compares the sensation of being drunk to taking the tranquilizer pills. What does this need for drugs say about Beth? How does this reflect an addictive personality? What other aspects of her life also show she has an addictive personality?

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