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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. Two Down was threatened with getting fired, a recall on his home loan, and ________________.
2. What makes Two Down's plan backfire?
3. What does Two Down do to help win the match in Chapter 23?
4. What is the atmosphere at Ponky's in the Epilogue?
5. What effect does Crowbar's action have on Two Down?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. Whom does Two Down see approaching in a golf cart at the end of Chapter 20, and why is he pleased?
4. After doing research at the library on his special club, the MacGregor 693, what does Ray find out?
5. What is the one solution Ray proposes for Two Down's problem that Two Down takes seriously?
6. What does Ray do that he hopes will convince Two Down to drop the kidnapping plan?
7. What is Ray's additional bet with his father?
8. When Ray, Two Down, and Dannie all arrive at The Mayflower Club on the same morning and realize that all three have a match scheduled, what do they realize will determine the winner of The Bet?
9. Why does Ray's father tell him not to score too high, and what does Ray realize about his father's motives?
10. At the beginning of Chapter 24, what does Ray's father offer him? What does Ray do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the author's opinion about gambling and betting? How does the author use tone to make a personal statement about gambling and betting? What effect does the tone have on the reader and the reader's beliefs?
Essay Topic 2
The author's background can sometimes reveal much about a text. Conduct research on the author and present both a short biography as well as a commentary on how his background plays a role in this novel.
Essay Topic 3
What examples are there of foreshadowing in Ray's relationship with Madeline? How does the author use foreshadowing to move the plot forward?
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