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

2. What does Two Down have to do to absolve his debt to Concorde?
(a) Pay over time.
(b) Burn the pictures and negatives.
(c) Move out of town.
(d) Pay in full within two days.

3. Why are the Chops angry with Crowbar?
(a) He cursed at Two Down.
(b) He arrived late.
(c) He has been helping Two Down cheat to win bets against them.
(d) He doesn't seem to care about the match.

4. Which Chop is absent from Ponky's after becoming the first black member of The Mayflower Club?
(a) Froghair.
(b) Cementhead.
(c) Crowbar.
(d) Thud.

5. In Chapter 17, where does Ray take Two Down to convince him?
(a) Concorde's house.
(b) Home.
(c) Ponky to meet the others.
(d) A bar to meet the others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What determines who will win The Bet?

2. How do the Chops react when Dannie arrives with Browning?

3. What does Ray learn about Madeline from her note?

4. What is the atmosphere at Ponky's in the Epilogue?

5. What is one of Ray's stipulations for Two Down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Thud come up with to help Two Down instead of kidnapping?

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

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

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

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

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

8. At the beginning of Chapter 24, what does Ray's father offer him? What does Ray do?

9. What does Ray learn about Madeline from her letter.

10. How is Two Down's problem with Concorde initially resolved, and how does it backfire on him?

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