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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 does Ray have to do to get ready for the second half?
2. What effect does Crowbar's action have on Two Down?
3. How does Ray help Two Down enter the match in Chapter 19?
4. How much does the winner of The Bet walk away with?
5. What does Ray's father want to buy from Ray that motivates him to invite Ray for drinks?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ray do that he hopes will convince Two Down to drop the kidnapping plan?
2. What does Ray learn about Madeline from her letter.
3. 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?
4. Why does Madeline get angry and leave Madeline's apartment?
5. How do Ray and Two Down win the first round against Concorde and Ray's father?
6. At the beginning of Chapter 24, what does Ray's father offer him? What does Ray do?
7. After doing research at the library on his special club, the MacGregor 693, what does Ray find out?
8. Describe what Ray learns from other Numerals and from Madeline with only one round left to play in the match.
9. Describe the atmosphere at Ponky after the match is over as related in the Epilogue.
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
Reflect on the diction that Reilly uses in Chapter 4. Is it effective in presenting the story and moving the plot forward? Is it believable, or do you believe that the characters don't actually talk that way? What kind of atmosphere does Reilly's diction create in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What statement does the author make by including such blatant racism in the novel? What is his motivation for making this social commentary? What effect do you think he hopes to have on his audience? Write about your reaction to the social commentary made by the author. Support your opinions by including details from the text and examples from your own observation or experience.
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