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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who spends the most time looking at The Mayflower Club?
(a) Dannie.
(b) Two Down.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Ray.

2. Whom does Dannie try to con in her second attempt?
(a) William Davenport Hart.
(b) Stone Concorde.
(c) Captain Consodine Roberts.
(d) Browning Sumner.

3. What realization prompts Ray's first attempt at winning The Bet?
(a) The time of day was not stipulated.
(b) Ray can ask his father for access.
(c) There are no security guards at The Mayflower Club.
(d) Ray can sneak into the club in his father's car.

4. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Ray's father.
(b) Chunkin' Charlie.
(c) Two Down.
(d) Ray.

5. Why does Ray's plan fail?
(a) They wake up the sleeping security guard and have to abandon their game.
(b) Ray sees his father and runs away.
(c) A Mayflower Club member finds them and kicks them out.
(d) One Chop gets violently ill during the match, and they are forced to quit.

6. After leaving the professional golf tour following Travis' death, what did Ray do to attempt a return to the tour?
(a) Won a golf tournament.
(b) Begged for another chance.
(c) Asked his father for money.
(d) Sold his house.

7. What secret does Ray keep from Madeline?
(a) He is divorced.
(b) Why he is working at The Mayflower Club.
(c) He loves Dannie.
(d) He wants to be rich.

8. The Chops are a group of _______________.
(a) Stray dogs.
(b) Plumbers.
(c) Bad golfers.
(d) Expert golfers.

9. In a game between Hoover and Two Down in Chapter 2, what distracts Hoover and causes him to lose his bet?
(a) Excessive yelling and cheering by Two Down.
(b) Thinking of the serial killer who shares his name.
(c) Obsessing over his shadow.
(d) Anxiety.

10. How does Ray's father act when Ray visits his office?
(a) As if nothing has changed.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Relieved.

11. Who came up with the idea for The Bet?
(a) Hoover.
(b) Dannie.
(c) Ray.
(d) Two Down.

12. What does Two Down win at a golf tournament?
(a) $1,000.
(b) A chance to play at The Mayflower Club.
(c) A new set of clubs.
(d) A Lexus.

13. Ray refers to his father as a "part-time ________________."
(a) Detective.
(b) Writer.
(c) Golf commentator.
(d) Child murderer.

14. The Bet was agreed upon by ______________.
(a) Ray, Dannie, and Hoover.
(b) Ray's father, Ray, and Two Down.
(c) Two Down, Ray, and Dannie.
(d) Two Down, Dannie, and Crowbar.

15. Which character is entrusted to hold The Bet participants' wagers?
(a) Ray.
(b) Thud.
(c) Froghair.
(d) Chunkin' Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dannie's plan fail?

2. What else did Uncle Joe do to help and support Ray's pursuit of golf?

3. What is ironic about the way the Chops scheduled their matches at The Mayflower Club?

4. Who is Ray first assigned to at his new job?

5. Ray also remembers his Uncle Joe, who had been Ray's most ardent supporter, and a special golf club that Uncle Joe had given him. The club had once been used by ____________.

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