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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Race, Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who agrees to go in with Deucey to purchase Little Spinoza?
(a) Medicine Ed and Maggie.
(b) Earlie Beaufait.
(c) Jojo and Donald.
(d) D'Ambisi and Two-Tie.

2. What is the name of the horse that Lillian's son is bringing to Indian Mound Downs?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Broomstick.
(c) Lord of Misrule.
(d) Little Spinoza.

3. What horse wins the first race in Chapter 9?
(a) Broomstick.
(b) Boll Weevil.
(c) High Soprano.
(d) The Mahdi.

4. What does "bute" refer to in the narrative?
(a) A beautiful horse.
(b) Phenylbutazone.
(c) Buteminazine.
(d) Butter oats.

5. What is the price that Joe Dale is offering to sell Little Spinoza for?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sum of Medicine Ed's lucky money that he bets with in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of Tommy and Maggie's landlady who is a racetrack widow?

3. Where does the narrator describe Tommy's mother working as a waitress in Chapter 2?

4. How many stalls does Maggie take when she arrives at Indian Mound Downs?

5. How old does Deucey claim her horse is in Chapter 1?

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