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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ray reveals that he hasn't been completely honest with Madeline, this is an example of _________.
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Character Foil.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Irony.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Two Down win at a golf tournament?
(a) A chance to play at The Mayflower Club.
(b) A new set of clubs.
(c) A Lexus.
(d) $1,000.

7. Ray also remembers his Uncle Joe, who had been Ray's most ardent supporter, and a special golf club that Uncle Joe had given him. The club had once been used by ____________.
(a) Jack Nicklaus.
(b) Arnold Palmer.
(c) Bobby Jones.
(d) Ben Hogan.

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

9. What was Ray's father's solution for Travis' illness?
(a) Ignore it.
(b) Experimental new therapies.
(c) Quit his job to care for Travis.
(d) Psychiatric hospital.

10. What is the tone of Chapters 8 and 9?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Relaxed.
(c) Solemn.
(d) Tense.

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

12. Hoover's real name, Alberto de Salvo, is shared with ________________.
(a) A famous scientist.
(b) A serial killer.
(c) A movie star.
(d) A former Mexican president.

13. What is the outcome of Ray's third attempt?
(a) His father invites him to play.
(b) He gets arrested.
(c) Ray ditches Madeline.
(d) He is thrown out of The Mayflower Club.

14. Which phrase best describes Two Down's attitude about bets?
(a) Two Down never bets.
(b) Win at all costs.
(c) Avoid bets whenever possible.
(d) Bet with no regret.

15. Ray refers to his father as a "part-time ________________."
(a) Writer.
(b) Detective.
(c) Golf commentator.
(d) Child murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was The Mayflower Club like?

2. What was the reason for the incident Ray mentions between his father and mother?

3. What is Ray's third attempt to win The Bet?

4. What does Ray see that makes him want to keep his new job?

5. How does Ray describe the decor of the caddy facility at The Mayflower Club?

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