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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 idea in Chapter 19, which Two Down shares with Ray, to get himself out of trouble?
2. Where do The Bet participants head after the match?
3. Why do Ray and Two Down meet with Ray's father and Concorde?
4. Whose funeral are the Numerals talking about attending?
5. What determines who will win The Bet?
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. Why does Ray's father tell him not to score too high, and what does Ray realize about his father's motives?
3. At the beginning of Chapter 24, what does Ray's father offer him? What does Ray do?
4. 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?
5. When Crowbar arrives at the match, what does he reveal about Two Down?
6. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?
7. What is the challenge that gets Two Down in trouble, and how does it end at the golf course?
8. How is Two Down's problem with Concorde initially resolved, and how does it backfire on him?
9. What does Dannie tell Ray that is critical when the two are discussing Dannie's relationship with Browning? Why is this significant?
10. Describe the atmosphere at Ponky after the match is over as related in the Epilogue.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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