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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. What does Dannie do with her free time after The Bet is over?
3. What do the Chops agree not to tell Dannie?
4. What does Ray's father convince him to do while they are playing a match?
5. What effect does Crowbar's action have on Two Down?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is the challenge that gets Two Down in trouble, and how does it end at the golf course?
3. What does Ray learn about Madeline from her letter.
4. What is Ray's additional bet with his father?
5. What change does the reader see in Hoover when he distracts Ray's father with talk about seeing his own shadow?
6. How do Ray and Two Down win the first round against Concorde and Ray's father?
7. 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?
8. How is Two Down's problem with Concorde initially resolved, and how does it backfire on him?
9. 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?
10. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?
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
Why do you think the author chose the flashback of the baby Jesus figures instead of a different prank? What is the importance of the flashback on understanding the motivation of each character to win The Bet? How does the flashback add to the reader's understanding of the characters in terms of The Bet?
Essay Topic 3
Make the connection between the setting and what we learn about the characters in the novel. Choose three overall adjectives to describe the setting at Ponky. Compare those adjectives to the characters and their actions. Do the characters have anything in common with the setting? If so, what do they have in common? List examples as evidence. If not, how are the characters different from the setting in which their actions take place? Address the same questions, using three adjectives to describe The Mayflower Club.
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