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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) Runs over Concorde's club.
(b) Hits Concorde.
(c) Walks away.
(d) Urinates on Concorde's ball.

2. What is noticeable about Concorde and Ray's father when they arrive to play?
(a) They are somber and serious.
(b) They are making bets with spectators.
(c) They are wearing matching uniforms.
(d) They are joking around with each other.

3. With only two rounds left to play in Chapter 24, what does Ray's father offer him?
(a) Money to return to professional golf.
(b) A car.
(c) $20,000.
(d) A large inheritance.

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

5. What is Ray's father's motivation for the suggestion he makes?
(a) His father is proud of him.
(b) His father is worried about decorum.
(c) His father does not want to be beaten by his son.
(d) His father wants him to focus on The Bet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Thud hide in order to execute the plan in Chapter 18?

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

3. How does Ray feel when his father invites him to play again?

4. What activity is Concorde involved in that will make the plan in Chapter 18 work?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Madeline get angry and leave Madeline's apartment?

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

8. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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