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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. Ray learns that _________________ was in Dannie's locket.
(a) A picture of Chunkin' Charlie.
(b) A blade of grass from Ponky.
(c) A picture of her mother.
(d) A picture of himself.

2. What is surprising to Ray about the Numerals attending that funeral?
(a) He didn't know that person had died.
(b) He thinks they should watch the rest of the match.
(c) He didn't know that person was a Numeral.
(d) The Numerals had been talking poorly about that person.

3. What does Two Down confess to Ray one time during a match?
(a) He is deep in debt to Concorde.
(b) He is getting a divorce.
(c) He cheated on his taxes.
(d) He is in love with Dannie.

4. After watching Madeline walk away, what does Ray decide to do?
(a) Follow Madeline.
(b) Cheat to win.
(c) Quit the game.
(d) Intentionally commit a violation, forcing a tie.

5. How does Ray raise the stakes of the bet in Chapter 19?
(a) He throws in his golf club and a Mayflower Club membership.
(b) He agrees to never talk to his father again if he loses.
(c) He offers to turn Two Down into the police if he loses.
(d) He raises the amount wagered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to be Ray's caddy?

2. What makes Two Down's plan backfire?

3. How much does Ray's father offer to pay Ray for the item he wants to purchase from him?

4. Why does Ray go along with Two Down?

5. What does Crowbar say to Two down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one solution Ray proposes for Two Down's problem that Two Down takes seriously?

2. Why does Ray's father tell him not to score too high, and what does Ray realize about his father's motives?

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

4. When Thud comes back with photos of Concorde's affair, what do the Chops realize about the "mistress," and what do they decide to do about the information?

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

6. After Ray's father continues to invite him to play golf, what does Ray's father express an interest in buying? What does Ray realize are his father's motives for wanting to play golf together?

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

8. Whom does Two Down see approaching in a golf cart at the end of Chapter 20, and why is he pleased?

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

10. What threat do Concorde and the Slavic man make against Two Down?

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