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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dannie's background?
(a) Rich, Italian.
(b) Child of traveling missionaries.
(c) Poor, Southern.
(d) Rich, Boston suburb.

2. Ray tells Fletcher that his name is _____________.
(a) Ray Hart.
(b) Ray Palmer.
(c) Carl Spackler.
(d) Joe Nicklaus.

3. Whom does Ray enlist to help him with his plan to win The Bet?
(a) Captain Roberts and Hoover.
(b) Hoover and Crowbar.
(c) Dannie and Thud.
(d) Froghair and Ray's father.

4. Who is the owner of Ponky?
(a) Snake Eyes.
(b) Froghair.
(c) Blue Chao.
(d) Ray.

5. What is the reason Fletcher doesn't want to hire Ray?
(a) Ray has a criminal background.
(b) Ray's father gave him a poor reference.
(c) Ray is white.
(d) Fletcher and Ray do not get along well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Two Down work that gives him the ability to do research for The Bet?

2. Why isn't Deisha in Ray's life anymore?

3. What is the amount wagered for The Bet?

4. Why do the other Chops not involved in The Bet become resentful toward The Bet?

5. What is a "Numeral"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ray's third plan to win The Bet, and what happens when he attempts it?

2. What did Ray do to try to get back into professional golf the season after his uncle's and brother's deaths? Did it work?

3. What is ironic about the location of Ponky and The Mayflower Club?

4. Why does Ray lose his job at The Mayflower Club?

5. What sort of abuse does Ray describe in Chapter 6 when discussing his father?

6. What happens with the flirting between Ray and Madeline in Chapter 13?

7. What is Dannie's second plan to win The Bet, and what happens when she attempts it?

8. What happens in Chapter 14 when Two Down attempts to play as Bingsley Colchester?

9. Describe the two tragic events that took Ray away from professional golf.

10. Why is Thud, an ex-con, chosen to hold the money for The bet?

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