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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Race, Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Medicine Ed decided to work for Tommy?
(a) Because he is attracted to Maggie and wants to woo her.
(b) Because he has agreed to spy on Maggie for Two-Tie.
(c) Because Tommy helped secure him a spot in a trailer park.
(d) Because he owes money to Tommy after the first race.

2. Where does the narrator describe Tommy's mother working as a waitress in Chapter 2?
(a) Hot Springs.
(b) Yonkers.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Little Rock.

3. What is Tommy's mother's name?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Lillian.
(c) Alice.
(d) Alberta.

4. What horse does Deucey ask Medicine Ed to walk for her in Chapter 12?
(a) Little Spinoza.
(b) The Mahdi.
(c) Lord of Misrule.
(d) High Soprano.

5. Whom does Two-Tie ask for when he calls the racetrack in Chapter 11?
(a) Mr. Smithers.
(b) Mr. Chenille.
(c) Mr. Wood.
(d) Mr. Beaufait.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Two-Tie ask for when he calls the racetrack in Chapter 23?

2. Where does Lillian's son live?

3. Where are Zeno's former stalls that Tommy acquires in Chapter 12?

4. When is the horse found dead in its stall in Chapter 21?

5. How much is the claiming race that Deucey puts Little Spinoza in next in Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

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