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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. How much does Ray's father offer to pay Ray for the item he wants to purchase from him?

2. How does Ray convince Two Down that everything will be alright?

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

4. What determines who will win The Bet?

5. How does Dannie respond to the confession in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which rule at The Mayflower Club is strictly enforced when the Chops follow Ray and Two Down for the second half of the match? Why is this ironic?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What change does the reader see in Hoover when he distracts Ray's father with talk about seeing his own shadow?

6. Whom does Two Down see approaching in a golf cart at the end of Chapter 20, and why is he pleased?

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

8. When Thud comes back with photos of Concorde's affair, what do the Chops realize about the "mistress," and what do they decide to do about the information?

9. 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?

10. How do Ray and Two Down win the first round against Concorde and Ray's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the topic of this book? What is the theme? Where in the book is the theme most clear? How does the author support the development of the theme throughout the book? List specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Make the connection between the setting and what we learn about the characters in the novel. Choose three overall adjectives to describe the setting at Ponky. Compare those adjectives to the characters and their actions. Do the characters have anything in common with the setting? If so, what do they have in common? List examples as evidence. If not, how are the characters different from the setting in which their actions take place? Address the same questions, using three adjectives to describe The Mayflower Club.

Essay Topic 3

Ray and his father are contrasted throughout the novel, but there are certain similarities between them. Compare and contrast the two characters in terms of motivation,character traits, and character interaction.

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