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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ray say his father believed was necessary for success?
(a) "Want to."
(b) Family support.
(c) Education.
(d) Experience.

2. Who is the owner of Ponky?
(a) Snake Eyes.
(b) Ray.
(c) Froghair.
(d) Blue Chao.

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

4. What does Hoover do for a living?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Plumber.
(c) College Student.
(d) Scientist at MIT.

5. Whom does Ray enlist to help him with his plan to win The Bet?
(a) Hoover and Crowbar.
(b) Captain Roberts and Hoover.
(c) Dannie and Thud.
(d) Froghair and Ray's father.

6. What was the reason for the incident Ray mentions between his father and mother?
(a) He had a bad day at work.
(b) She wanted to leave him.
(c) She failed to have two cold beers ready for dinner.
(d) Ray brought home poor grades.

7. What was Ray's relationship with Deisha Lake?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Husband-wife.
(c) Friends.
(d) Brother-sister.

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

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

10. How are Two Down's leadership skills evident in this suggestion to the other Chops?
(a) He takes charge and convinces them to go along.
(b) He gets mad and storms off.
(c) He forces them to drop out.
(d) He talks them out of going on with The Bet.

11. Which character stops looking at The Mayflower Club?
(a) Ray.
(b) Chunkin' Charlie.
(c) Crowbar.
(d) Blue Chao.

12. Why is it ironic that the participants chose that person to hold their wagers?
(a) They hardly know him.
(b) He stole money from the Chops in the past.
(c) He doesn't believe in gambling.
(d) He just finished a prison sentence.

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

14. How did Ray's father respond to Travis' illness?
(a) Harshly.
(b) Kindly.
(c) Compassionately.
(d) Distantly.

15. Who surprises Ray when Ray sees him working at The Mayflower Club?
(a) Thud.
(b) Crowbar.
(c) His father.
(d) Two Down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Dannie try to con in her second attempt?

2. At what point does Dannie's plan fall apart?

3. As Two Down's match approaches, what does he suggest to the other Bet participants?

4. What does Ray remember about his father?

5. In a game between Hoover and Two Down in Chapter 2, what distracts Hoover and causes him to lose his bet?

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