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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 has Maggie gone back to doing for a living in Part I of Results?
(a) Writing a food column for the newspaper.
(b) Teaching at a kindergarten.
(c) Driving a taxi.
(d) Playing amateur poker.

2. What horse is Tommy leading down the hill when he appears in Chapter 28?
(a) Broomstick.
(b) Boll Weevil.
(c) Pelter.
(d) Lord of Misrule.

3. Who arrives and suggests he could help Maggie get Pelter back in Chapter 24?
(a) Donald.
(b) Haslipp.
(c) Joe Dale.
(d) Jojo.

4. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 26 related?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Second person.

5. What is Medicine Ed spreading in Little Spinoza's stall in Chapter 39?
(a) Lime.
(b) Bleach.
(c) Sand.
(d) Fresh hay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Medicine Ed promise God he will stop doing if God saves his life in Chapter 39?

2. Where is Medicine Ed said to have begun napping in the afternoons in Chapter 31?

3. What does Maggie tell Medicine Ed she plans to do after the next race in Chapter 31?

4. Where is Pelter said to be held in Chapter 26?

5. What name does Two-Tie tell Maggie to memorize in the end of Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author demonstrate dramatic irony in Chapter 24?

2. What foreshadowing is related to the blue Cadillac in the novel?

3. What are Joe Dale's objectives in Chapter 29? Does he achieve those objectives?

4. How does Maggie feel about her luck in "Results"?

5. What is revealed of Tommy’s circumstances in Chapter 37?

6. How is the theme of good and evil played out in the preparations for the fourth race?

7. How does Maggie attempt her escape in Chapter 28?

8. How is Two-Tie's perspective revealed in Chapter 28?

9. What connection is made between Medicine Ed and Maggyie's characters in Chapter 24?

10. What does Tommy say about Maggie's newspaper columns in "Results"?

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