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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 is the atmosphere at Ponky's in the Epilogue?
2. How does Hoover change after the match?
3. What does Ray have to do to get ready for the second half?
4. What mood is Crowbar in when he approaches Two Down in Chapter 21?
5. How does Ray convince Two Down that everything will be alright?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ray learn about Madeline from her letter.
2. What plan does Thud come up with to help Two Down instead of kidnapping?
3. Describe what happens when Dannie arrives at The Mayflower Club with Browning.
4. 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?
5. What might be Ray's motivation for intentionally committing a violation in the last round, forcing the match to end in a tie?
6. What is the one solution Ray proposes for Two Down's problem that Two Down takes seriously?
7. Why does Madeline get angry and leave Madeline's apartment?
8. How do Ray and Two Down win the first round against Concorde and Ray's father?
9. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The mood of the text varies from chapter to chapter, but there are overall consistencies that are established by the settings and events. How do the events and settings of the novel affect the mood of the text overall?
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 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?
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