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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. What is the idea in Chapter 19, which Two Down shares with Ray, to get himself out of trouble?
(a) Challenge Concorde to a double or nothing bet.
(b) Leave his wife.
(c) Sell Ray's club to pay off Concorde.
(d) Sell the pictures to a newspaper.

2. How does Two Down change after the match?
(a) He works for Ray.
(b) He bets more than ever.
(c) He spends more time with his wife.
(d) He gives up betting entirely.

3. Where does Thud hide in order to execute the plan in Chapter 18?
(a) The clubhouse at The Mayflower Club.
(b) The back seat of Concorde's car.
(c) Concorde's living room.
(d) The closet of a hotel room.

4. What does Madeline tell Ray in Chapter 24?
(a) She never loved him.
(b) She decided not to leave the country.
(c) She loves Chunkin' Charlie.
(d) She's not going to the funeral.

5. What determines who will win The Bet?
(a) A fight.
(b) A game of cards.
(c) The order of matches.
(d) Another bet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ultimately comes up with a plan to help Two Down get out of his predicament?

2. Who does Concorde bring with him to Two Down's house in Chapter 19?

3. What does Two Down decide is the best solution for his problem in Chapter 17?

4. How much does the winner of The Bet walk away with?

5. How does Ray help Two Down enter the match in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What change does the reader see in Hoover when he distracts Ray's father with talk about seeing his own shadow?

2. In Chapter 16, after The Bet is over, how have the dynamics at Ponky changed?

3. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?

4. What is the challenge that gets Two Down in trouble, and how does it end at the golf course?

5. Describe what happens when Dannie arrives at The Mayflower Club with Browning.

6. What does Dannie tell Ray that is critical when the two are discussing Dannie's relationship with Browning? Why is this significant?

7. Describe the atmosphere at Ponky after the match is over as related in the Epilogue.

8. How does Thud become involved in the match between Ray, Two Down, Concorde, and Ray's father? What is the effect on Concorde?

9. What is Ray's additional bet with his father?

10. When Ray, Two Down, and Dannie all arrive at The Mayflower Club on the same morning and realize that all three have a match scheduled, what do they realize will determine the winner of The Bet?

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