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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ray see that makes him want to keep his new job?
(a) A raffle for employees.
(b) An opportunity for a new car.
(c) A woman named Madeline.
(d) A bonus opportunity.

2. What is the reason Fletcher doesn't want to hire Ray?
(a) Ray's father gave him a poor reference.
(b) Ray is white.
(c) Fletcher and Ray do not get along well.
(d) Ray has a criminal background.

3. In a game between Hoover and Two Down in Chapter 2, what distracts Hoover and causes him to lose his bet?
(a) Obsessing over his shadow.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Thinking of the serial killer who shares his name.
(d) Excessive yelling and cheering by Two Down.

4. What does Ray notice about Concorde?
(a) He has no friends.
(b) He is generous.
(c) He cheats.
(d) He is obssessed with women.

5. What realization prompts Ray's first attempt at winning The Bet?
(a) Ray can ask his father for access.
(b) The time of day was not stipulated.
(c) There are no security guards at The Mayflower Club.
(d) Ray can sneak into the club in his father's car.

6. Who spends the most time looking at The Mayflower Club?
(a) Dannie.
(b) Ray.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Two Down.

7. How did Uncle Joe die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Murder.
(d) Heart attack.

8. Which character is battling cancer?
(a) Two Down.
(b) Chunkin' Charlie.
(c) Thud.
(d) Dannie.

9. Where is Ray's mother?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Europe.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Living with Ray.

10. What identity does Dannie assume when she makes her second attempt at winning The Bet?
(a) A woman stranded on the side of the road.
(b) An employee of a golf magazine.
(c) A Mayflower Club member.
(d) A detective.

11. Ray tells Fletcher that his name is _____________.
(a) Ray Hart.
(b) Ray Palmer.
(c) Carl Spackler.
(d) Joe Nicklaus.

12. How does Ray's father act when Ray visits his office?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) As if nothing has changed.
(d) Relieved.

13. Whom does Ray see from a distance one day at The Mayflower Club?
(a) His father.
(b) Dannie.
(c) Two Down.
(d) His boss.

14. Ponky is described as "possibly the ___________ golf course in America."
(a) Ugliest.
(b) Most scenic.
(c) Worst.
(d) Best.

15. Where does Two Down work that gives him the ability to do research for The Bet?
(a) Ponky.
(b) The police department.
(c) The local newspaper.
(d) The phone company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Two Down plan to impersonate for his first plan to win The Bet, described in Chapter 7?

2. Who surprises Ray when Ray sees him working at The Mayflower Club?

3. Which character stops looking at The Mayflower Club?

4. What is the outcome of Ray's third attempt?

5. What illness did Travis have?

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