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

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

3. What sets Dannie apart from the other Chops?
(a) She is the most scrupulous.
(b) She is creative with her strategies.
(c) She is willing to use people to win.
(d) She doesn't want to set aside her honesty & integrity to win.

4. What is Ray's third attempt to win The Bet?
(a) Ray asks his father for an invitation to play.
(b) Ray poses as a journalist writing about The Mayflower Club.
(c) Ray uses Madeline to get a match time.
(d) Ray bribes an employee at The Mayflower Club.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ray states that The Bet ruined his friendships, caused two women to leave him, and ____________.

2. How did Travis die?

3. Why does Dannie's plan fail?

4. What is Two Down told when he schedules a match at The Mayflower Club?

5. Ray refers to his father as a "part-time ________________."

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 14 when Two Down attempts to play as Bingsley Colchester?

2. Why does Ray lose his job at The Mayflower Club?

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

4. Describe Two Down's attitude toward betting.

5. Briefly describe Two Down's second plan to win The Bet, described in Chapter 13.

6. 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?

7. Briefly describe Two Down's plan to win The Bet described in Chapter 7 and why it fails.

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

9. What is Dannie's second plan to win The Bet, and what happens when she attempts it?

10. Describe Ponkaquogue (Ponky), giving details of the interior and exterior.

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