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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Ray enlist to help him with his plan to win The Bet?

2. Why does Two Down's first plan fail?

3. What is the outcome of Ray's third attempt?

4. What is the tone of Chapters 8 and 9?

5. What is the only way a non-member of The Mayflower Club can play golf there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What term do the Chops use for members of The Mayflower Club and why?

2. Describe the terms of The Bet and list the people involved.

3. Which character is the most obsessed with looking at The Mayflower Club and why?

4. Briefly describe Two Down's second plan to win The Bet, described in Chapter 13.

5. What is the dynamic between Ray and Madeline by the end of Chapter 12?

6. Among the Chops, who is more of a leader at Ponky in the first two chapters, Ray or Two Down? Why?

7. Who are the two people who catch Ray's attention most when he first starts working at The Mayflower Club, and what is each person doing?

8. Briefly describe Two Down's plan to win The Bet described in Chapter 7 and why it fails.

9. Briefly describe Ray's family history.

10. Describe the two tragic events that took Ray away from professional golf.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think the author chose the flashback of the baby Jesus figures instead of a different prank? What is the importance of the flashback on understanding the motivation of each character to win The Bet? How does the flashback add to the reader's understanding of the characters in terms of The Bet?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the events that arise in the last scene of Chapter 24, thrusting Ray into a place of internal conflict. Explain the decision he makes and analyze the growth his decision shows has taken place in him.

Essay Topic 3

What does the locket represent? In what ways is it more effective to include the locket as a symbol rather than explicitly state its meaning? What importance does it have in the novel? Why did the author choose that symbol?

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