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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 does Madeline react when she finds out about Ray's plan?
2. Whose absence is conspicuous to Ray?
3. What does Thud do in response to Concorde making fun of him?
4. What is the atmosphere at Ponky's in the Epilogue?
5. How does Ray raise the stakes of the bet in Chapter 19?
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. What might be Ray's motivation for intentionally committing a violation in the last round, forcing the match to end in a tie?
3. In Chapter 16, after The Bet is over, how have the dynamics at Ponky changed?
4. What plan does Thud come up with to help Two Down instead of kidnapping?
5. 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?
6. What is the challenge that gets Two Down in trouble, and how does it end at the golf course?
7. When Crowbar arrives at the match, what does he reveal about Two Down?
8. What change does the reader see in Hoover when he distracts Ray's father with talk about seeing his own shadow?
9. Whom does Two Down see approaching in a golf cart at the end of Chapter 20, and why is he pleased?
10. 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?
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 uses dialogue throughout the text to develop each character. What is revealed specifically through dialogue about the following characters: Ray, Two Down, Ray's father, and Dannie.
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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