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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men gossip in Chapter 11 that Joe Dale's son is not a good choice for a groom because he once did what?
(a) Tried to kill himself.
(b) Attempted to shoot his brother over a race.
(c) Went after a horse with a loaded gun.
(d) Went to jail for murder.

2. Why is Tommy out of town in Chapter 20?
(a) He is seeing a psychiatrist.
(b) He is seeing about a horse.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) He is visiting his mother.

3. How is Two-Tie related to Maggie?
(a) He is her ex-husband.
(b) He is her cousin.
(c) He is her great-uncle.
(d) He is her father.

4. Where are the stables that Tommy owns?
(a) Charles Town.
(b) Chattanooga.
(c) Douglas City.
(d) Little Rock.

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

6. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 19 related?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Fourth person.

7. How much did Joe Dale pay for the horse that he's trying to make Deucey take?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $8,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $5,000.

8. Where does Lillian's son live?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Arkansas.

9. Why has Medicine Ed decided to work for Tommy?
(a) Because he is attracted to Maggie and wants to woo her.
(b) Because he owes money to Tommy after the first race.
(c) Because Tommy helped secure him a spot in a trailer park.
(d) Because he has agreed to spy on Maggie for Two-Tie.

10. Maggie tells Little Spinoza in Chapter 15 that sex is a form of what?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Divinity.

11. At whose house is the card game taking place in Chapter 11?
(a) At Medicine Ed's house.
(b) At Two-Tie's house.
(c) At Tommy's house.
(d) At Maggie's house.

12. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 1 related?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Fourth person.

13. Who does Medicine Ed see making a bet right before the race in Chapter 9?
(a) Wanda.
(b) Deucey.
(c) Zeno.
(d) Maggie.

14. How much is the claiming race that Deucey puts Little Spinoza in next in Chapter 20?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $10,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the stables that Tommy owns?

2. Who does Joe Dale motion to come talk with him in his car in Chapter 12?

3. Who offers to ride Little Spinoza in his next race in Chapter 18?

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

5. What does Medicine Ed say he needs the money for that he borrows for Little Spinoza?

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