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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Race, Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose horse has won the race in Chapter 9?
(a) Zeno's horse.
(b) Maggie's horse.
(c) Medicine Ed's horse.
(d) Tommy's horse.

2. What is Zeno holding when he goes to talk to Tommy in Chapter 8?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A shank.
(c) A gun.
(d) A newspaper.

3. How does Tommy describe his relationship to Maggie in Chapter 13?
(a) She is his twin.
(b) She is his moral obligation.
(c) She is his opposite.
(d) She is his crutch.

4. How many stalls does Maggie take when she arrives at Indian Mound Downs?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. To whom is Maggie compared in Chapter 13?
(a) Mary.
(b) Athena.
(c) Helen of Troy.
(d) Anne Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose viewpoint is Little Spinoza's castration described in the opening of Chapter 15?

2. What is the name of Lillian's son?

3. What horse does Deucey ask Medicine Ed to walk for her in Chapter 12?

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

5. Who agrees to go in with Deucey to purchase Little Spinoza?

(see the answer key)

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