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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 Hoover change after the match?
2. Ray learns that _________________ was in Dannie's locket.
3. What is surprising to Ray about the Numerals attending that funeral?
4. Why does Chunkin' Charlie stop going to Ponky much anymore?
5. What does Two Down decide is the best solution for his problem in Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. After doing research at the library on his special club, the MacGregor 693, what does Ray find out?
2. Describe what Ray learns from other Numerals and from Madeline with only one round left to play in the match.
3. 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?
4. Whom does Two Down see approaching in a golf cart at the end of Chapter 20, and why is he pleased?
5. Why does Madeline get angry and leave Madeline's apartment?
6. What is the challenge that gets Two Down in trouble, and how does it end at the golf course?
7. What might be Ray's motivation for intentionally committing a violation in the last round, forcing the match to end in a tie?
8. Describe what happens when Dannie arrives at The Mayflower Club with Browning.
9. Why does Ray's father tell him not to score too high, and what does Ray realize about his father's motives?
10. How do things end for Ray and Dannie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify the events that arise in the last scene of Chapter 24, thrusting Ray into a place of internal conflict. Explain the decision he makes and analyze the growth his decision shows has taken place in him.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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