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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 does Ray respond to Madeline's reaction to his plan?
(a) He leaves her.
(b) He ransacks her apartment.
(c) He also falls more in love with her.
(d) He gets drunk and tries to make up with her.

2. What does Thud do in response to Concorde making fun of him?
(a) Urinates on Concorde's ball.
(b) Hits Concorde.
(c) Walks away.
(d) Runs over Concorde's club.

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

4. What is one of Ray's stipulations for Two Down?
(a) Two Down must stop betting.
(b) Two Down will repay Ray at $100 per month.
(c) Two Down must go to work for Ray.
(d) Two Down can never show his face at Ponky again.

5. How does Thud re-establish order in Chapter 23?
(a) Brandishes a pistol.
(b) Makes verbal threats.
(c) Removes Two Down from the course.
(d) Literally throws people off the course.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ray's response to his father's offer in Chapter 24?

2. When Ray is at The Mayflower Club with his father, what does he give to Madeline?

3. Once things settle down with Two Down, who is Ray left alone to talk to?

4. How does Two Down change after the match?

5. Why do other Chops stop going to Ponky much?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?

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

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

4. When Two Down tells Ray of the "double or nothing" golf match against Concorde to get himself out of trouble, Ray initially refuses to be Two Down's partner. What makes Ray change his mind?

5. Who serves as Ray's father's caddy during the first half of the match at Ponky, and what surprises Ray about his father's caddy during the second half?

6. What might be Ray's motivation for intentionally committing a violation in the last round, forcing the match to end in a tie?

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

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

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

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

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