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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the stables that Tommy owns?
(a) Windsor Terrace Stables.
(b) Oak Farm Stables.
(c) T. Hansel Stables.
(d) Trinidad Stables.

2. Who has a crazy look about him that gives Medicine Ed the creeps, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) D'Ambisi.
(b) Donald.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Haslipp.

3. Joe Dale's son was arrested for having a carload of what objects on the grounds of the racetrack?
(a) Heaters.
(b) Shanks.
(c) Guns.
(d) Stolen radiators.

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

5. What breed is Two-Tie's dog?
(a) Great Dane.
(b) Newfoundland.
(c) Australian Terrier.
(d) German Shepherd.

6. How is the car described that Maggie arrives in at the racetrack in Chapter 1?
(a) A red Corvette.
(b) A black Ford Ranger.
(c) A blue Jeep.
(d) A white Pontiac Grand Prix.

7. Who offers Medicine Ed a job working for him in Chapter 9?
(a) Charles.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Biggy.
(d) Zeno.

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

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

10. What does Medicine Ed say he needs the money for that he borrows for Little Spinoza?
(a) To visit his family.
(b) To buy a horse.
(c) To put his mother in the hospital.
(d) To see a dentist.

11. How much money does each person put in to purchase Little Spinoza?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $800.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $3,000.

12. What did Tommy do prior to becoming involved in horse racing?
(a) He sold cars.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a librarian.

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

14. What is the powder that Medicine Ed uses on horses so they will win races?
(a) Horse-sweat dust.
(b) Zeno dust.
(c) Voodoo Hoodoo dust.
(d) Horse-goofer dust.

15. From whose viewpoint is Little Spinoza's castration described in the opening of Chapter 15?
(a) From Tommy's perspective.
(b) From Medicine Ed's perspective.
(c) From Little Spinoza's perspective.
(d) From Deucey's perspective.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tommy describe his relationship to Maggie in Chapter 13?

2. To whom is Maggie compared in Chapter 13?

3. Medicine Ed is said to have been on the racetrack since what age in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the horse that Joe Dale is trying to make Deucey take in Chapter 11?

5. From whom did Tommy buy Pelter?

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