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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tommy consider Maggie to be for him in the narrative in Chapter 13?
(a) Luck.
(b) A little girl.
(c) A curse.
(d) A burden.

2. In what state is Indian Mound Downs located?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Montana.
(d) Tennessee.

3. Who is talking about claiming the Mahdi at the next race, according to Vernon in Chapter 17?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Zeno.
(c) Joe Dale.
(d) Two-Tie.

4. Who is the jockey chosen to ride Little Spinoza in the claiming race in Chapter 15?
(a) Standish Chenille.
(b) Earlie Beaufait.
(c) Medicine Ed.
(d) Roland Hickok.

5. How does Little Spinoza exit the gate in his first race in Chapter 18?
(a) Backwards.
(b) In the clear lead.
(c) Sideways.
(d) He refuses to exit the gate.

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

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

8. Medicine Ed is said to have been on the racetrack since what age in Chapter 1?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

9. Who does Medicine Ed borrow money from to invest in Little Spinoza?
(a) Two-Tie.
(b) D'Ambisi.
(c) Kidstuff.
(d) Tommy.

10. Who is Medicine Ed's boss in Chapter 1?
(a) Standish Chenille.
(b) Jojo Wood.
(c) Roland Hickok.
(d) Gus Zeno.

11. What is the name of the horse that Joe Dale is trying to make Deucey take in Chapter 11?
(a) Little Spinoza.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) Pelter.
(d) Lord of Misrule.

12. What object does Medicine Ed rub in his pocket before the race in Chapter 20?
(a) A buffalo nickel.
(b) A red flannel bag.
(c) A scarab beetle.
(d) A blue cotton bag.

13. What was the name of the big mare that injured Medicine Ed in 1958?
(a) Little Spinoza.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) Broomstick.
(d) Boll Weevil.

14. Where does Deucey arrange for Maggie to sleep for the night in Chapter 3?
(a) Alice's tack room.
(b) Medicine Ed's tack room.
(c) Deucey's tack room.
(d) Kidstuff's farm office.

15. Who captures Little Spinoza after he's run away in Chapter 18?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Medicine Ed.
(c) Deucey.
(d) Tommy.

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 Tommy and Maggie's landlady who is a racetrack widow?

3. What is described inside the back gate of Indian Mound Downs in Chapter 1?

4. Who takes Little Spinoza's testicles after he is castrated?

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

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