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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What horse is said to look like the Mahdi's twin in Chapter 7?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Lord of Misrule.
(c) Pelter.
(d) Boll Weevil.

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

3. From whom did Tommy buy Pelter?
(a) Roland Hickock.
(b) Medicine Ed.
(c) Earlie Beaufait.
(d) Standish Chenille.

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

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

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

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

8. What is described inside the back gate of Indian Mound Downs in Chapter 1?
(a) A hot-walking machine.
(b) A cola machine.
(c) A hay baler.
(d) A water trough.

9. Where are Zeno's former stalls that Tommy acquires in Chapter 12?
(a) Barn G.
(b) Barn A.
(c) Barn D.
(d) Barn Z.

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

11. Who offers to ride Little Spinoza in his next race in Chapter 18?
(a) Deucey.
(b) Alice.
(c) Earlie Beaufait.
(d) Jojo Wood.

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

13. What is the name of the farrier at Indian Mound Downs?
(a) Kidstuff.
(b) Deucey.
(c) Donald.
(d) Jojo.

14. What is the name of the stall superintendent at Indian Mound Downs?
(a) Standish Chenille.
(b) Roland Hickok.
(c) Earlie Beaufait.
(d) Suitcase Smithers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Two-Tie ask for when he calls the racetrack in Chapter 11?

2. Who does Medicine Ed see making a bet right before the race in Chapter 9?

3. What is the name of the horse that Deucey owns in Chapter 1?

4. By what nickname does Medicine Ed refer to Tommy in the novel?

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

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