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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. Where is Ray's mother?

2. What does Ray say his father believed was necessary for success?

3. Ray tells Fletcher that his name is _____________.

4. How does Hoover react to losing the bet with Two Down?

5. What was Ray's relationship with Deisha Lake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly describe the details of Dannie's first plan to win The Bet and why it fails.

3. Briefly describe Ray's family history.

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

5. What term do the Chops use for members of The Mayflower Club and why?

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

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

8. What effect does The Bet have on the atmosphere at Ponky?

9. 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?

10. What is Ray's second plan to win The Bet, described in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author create suspense to keep the reader interested? What are the events that contribute to a feeling of suspense? What effect do they have on the reader? Is the reader's curiosity satisfied by the end of the novel?

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