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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. As Two Down's match approaches, what does he suggest to the other Bet participants?
(a) Combine resources with Ray against Dannie.
(b) Back out.
(c) Change the terms of The Bet.
(d) Double the stakes.

3. Which friendship/relationship goes bad first because of The Bet?
(a) Ray and Two Down.
(b) Ray and Dannie.
(c) Two Down and Dannie.
(d) Dannie and Hoover.

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

5. What is a "Numeral"?
(a) A golfer's score.
(b) A member of The Mayflower Club.
(c) A player at Ponky.
(d) A number.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became an obsession for the Chops after Hoover's tirade?

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

3. Who is Ray's secret girlfriend?

4. What does Ray say his father believed was necessary for success?

5. Why does Dannie's plan fail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ray do to try to get back into professional golf the season after his uncle's and brother's deaths? Did it work?

2. What term do the Chops use for members of The Mayflower Club and why?

3. Who are the two people who catch Ray's attention most when he first starts working at The Mayflower Club, and what is each person doing?

4. Describe Ray's first assignment as a caddy. What is the member like?

5. Describe the two tragic events that took Ray away from professional golf.

6. Among the Chops, who is more of a leader at Ponky in the first two chapters, Ray or Two Down? Why?

7. What is the dynamic between Ray and Madeline by the end of Chapter 12?

8. What does Ray remember as one of the most elaborate pranks he and Two Down played in high school?

9. Briefly describe Ray's family history.

10. What is Ray's second plan to win The Bet, described in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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