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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 did Ray's father respond to Travis' illness?

2. What sets Dannie apart from the other Chops?

3. When Ray remembers back to his start in golfing, he describes giving up admission to Harvard to pursue golf at which university?

4. Whom does Dannie try to con in her second attempt?

5. How did Uncle Joe die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly describe Ray's plan to win The Bet in Chapter 8 and why it fails.

3. Who are the two people who catch Ray's attention most when he first starts working at The Mayflower Club, and what is each person doing?

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

5. To whom was Ray once married, and what happened to their marriage?

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

7. While Ray is on his way to apply for the caddy job, how does he describe his golf background and his Uncle Joe's role in his life?

8. Among the Chops, who is more of a leader at Ponky in the first two chapters, Ray or Two Down? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the theme of the book and the Epilogue as guides, make a prediction for Ray's future. How will his marriage to Dannie hold up over the years? What role will golf play in his life? What will happen with his relationship with his father? Use the text to support each prediction.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

At the beginning of Chapter 8, how motivated does Ray seem to be to win The Bet? Given his failure at the end of the chapter, how motivated do you think he really was? Do the conflict and the flashback help move Ray closer to winning The Bet? Explain your opinion.

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