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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Maggie gone back to doing for a living in Part I of Results?
(a) Driving a taxi.
(b) Teaching at a kindergarten.
(c) Playing amateur poker.
(d) Writing a food column for the newspaper.

2. Who called to say that Pelter must be given back to Maggie in Chapter 26?
(a) Posner.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Roland Hickok.
(d) Kidstuff.

3. Where is Lord of Misrule being taken in Chapter 40?
(a) To Missouri.
(b) To Arkansas.
(c) To New York.
(d) To Nebraska.

4. At what time do the visiting sessions end when Maggie sees Tommy in Part II of Results?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 4:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 12:00.

5. Who is the only owner to witness Little Spinoza's death in Chapter 38?
(a) Medicine Ed.
(b) Joe Dale.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Deucey.

6. Who holds a gun to Two-Tie to force him into the car in Chapter 32?
(a) Zeno.
(b) Deucey.
(c) Biggy.
(d) Grizzly.

7. What does Maggie tell Medicine Ed she plans to do after the next race in Chapter 31?
(a) Marry Earlie.
(b) Marry Joe Dale.
(c) Leave the track.
(d) Marry Tommy.

8. On what horse is Maggie planning to bet in the race in Chapter 34?
(a) Lord of Misrule.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) Grizzly.
(d) The Mahdi.

9. What season is described as it passes in Chapter 29?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

10. What has happened to Deucey on the day after Little Spinoza won the race, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?
(a) She had her front teeth knocked out.
(b) She has been in a car accident and broken her arm.
(c) She has been murdered.
(d) She has gotten married.

11. What is the title of the newspaper column that Maggie writes in Part II of Results?
(a) The Tasty Dessert.
(b) The Race Ahead.
(c) Menus by Margaret.
(d) Around to the Finish.

12. Who has not come to see Two-Tie even though he is in town for the race in Chapter 32?
(a) Roland.
(b) Haslipp.
(c) Donald.
(d) Jojo.

13. What horse is led second from its stall to the starting gate in Chapter 36?
(a) Broomstick.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) The Mahdi.
(d) Grizzly.

14. Who does Maggie sign Pelter over to in Chapter 40?
(a) Deucey.
(b) Joe Dale.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Medicine Ed.

15. What horse does Tommy believe will fight for good in the battle between good and evil in the race in Chapter 31?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Broomstick.
(c) Lord of Misrule.
(d) The Mahdi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives and suggests he could help Maggie get Pelter back in Chapter 24?

2. What is Maggie cooking in the beginning of Chapter 21?

3. Who is in the driver's seat of the car in Chapter 32?

4. How does Maggie feel as she watches Lord of Misrule's arrival in Chapter 30?

5. What Roman senator and historian is alluded to in Part II of Results?

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