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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. What does Ray insist about the trophies?
2. Where do The Bet participants head after the match?
3. Who wins The Bet?
4. What does Thud do in response to Concorde making fun of him?
5. What does Dannie do with her free time after The Bet is over?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is the one solution Ray proposes for Two Down's problem that Two Down takes seriously?
3. What does Dannie tell Ray that is critical when the two are discussing Dannie's relationship with Browning? Why is this significant?
4. What might be Ray's motivation for intentionally committing a violation in the last round, forcing the match to end in a tie?
5. What does Ray do that he hopes will convince Two Down to drop the kidnapping plan?
6. When Crowbar arrives at the match, what does he reveal about Two Down?
7. How do Ray and Two Down win the first round against Concorde and Ray's father?
8. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?
9. What change does the reader see in Hoover when he distracts Ray's father with talk about seeing his own shadow?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What statement does the author make by including such blatant racism in the novel? What is his motivation for making this social commentary? What effect do you think he hopes to have on his audience? Write about your reaction to the social commentary made by the author. Support your opinions by including details from the text and examples from your own observation or experience.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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