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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. Why are the Chops angry with Crowbar?
2. Where does Thud hide in order to execute the plan in Chapter 18?
3. How are the details of Ray's plan confirmed while he is at home?
4. What does Two Down have to do to absolve his debt to Concorde?
5. Ray learns that _________________ was in Dannie's locket.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Ray's additional bet with his father?
2. When Two Down tells Ray of the "double or nothing" golf match against Concorde to get himself out of trouble, Ray initially refuses to be Two Down's partner. What makes Ray change his mind?
3. After doing research at the library on his special club, the MacGregor 693, what does Ray find out?
4. Describe what Ray learns from other Numerals and from Madeline with only one round left to play in the match.
5. What plan does Thud come up with to help Two Down instead of kidnapping?
6. 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?
7. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?
8. Why does Madeline get angry and leave Madeline's apartment?
9. 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?
10. What is the one solution Ray proposes for Two Down's problem that Two Down takes seriously?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did the author develop the character of Ray's father in Chapters 1-8? How does the author continue this character development in Chapter 9? How does the description of one character (Uncle Joe) help us understand more about another character who isn't even mentioned (Ray's father)?
Essay Topic 2
Authors sometimes use a first person narrator to provide bias that wouldn't be possible through a third person omniscient narrator. Describe Ray's bias in relation to the past events he recalls throughout the book and how that bias might represent the author's attitude toward the topic and theme of the book.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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