View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chunkin' Charlie stop going to Ponky much anymore?

2. What does Ray learn about Madeline from her note?

3. What is the solution to Two Down dropping out?

4. What determines who will win The Bet?

5. Whose funeral are the Numerals talking about attending?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Ray learns from other Numerals and from Madeline with only one round left to play in the match.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 24, what does Ray's father offer him? What does Ray do?

3. When Crowbar arrives at the match, what does he reveal about Two Down?

4. What does Ray learn about Madeline from her letter.

5. 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?

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

7. What is Ray's additional bet with his father?

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

9. 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?

10. Why does Ray's father tell him not to score too high, and what does Ray realize about his father's motives?

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

What narration in the latter part of the novel indicates that Ray has reached a new level of introspection and is going beyond simple storytelling? What analysis does Ray do in this chapter of himself? Of his father? How does his introspection affect the plot and Ray's decision to end the match in a tie?

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 861 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample