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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is being hosed off outside the barn as Medicine Ed watches in Chapter 39?
(a) A dead horse.
(b) Broomstick.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) Roy's taxi.

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

3. What does Medicine Ed refer to Lord of Misrule as when he arrives at the track in Chapter 30?
(a) Hercules.
(b) The devil.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Hamlet.

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

5. Why does Maggie tell Tommy she cannot move in Chapter 28?
(a) She is having a stroke.
(b) She was shot in the foot.
(c) She has been given a tranquilizer.
(d) She has injured her leg from the fall.

6. What does Maggie judge to be "as ancient in the culture as grapes and barley" in Part II of Results?
(a) Sex.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Literature.

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

8. How is Maggie's car described in Part I of Results?
(a) A white Grand Prix.
(b) A green Corvette.
(c) A blue Jeep.
(d) A white Ford truck.

9. Whom does Two-Tie threaten to call about Bigg's actions in Chapter 23?
(a) Posner.
(b) Biggy.
(c) Jojo.
(d) Beaufait.

10. What name does Two-Tie tell Maggie to memorize in the end of Chapter 27?
(a) Lord of Misrule.
(b) Little Spinoza.
(c) White Lightning.
(d) Broomstick.

11. Who has Medicine Ed begun working for in Part II of Results?
(a) Earlie Beaufait.
(b) Roland Hickok.
(c) Jim Hamm.
(d) Standish Chenille.

12. How does Tommy kill Joe Dale in Chapter 40?
(a) He pushes him into the river.
(b) He hits him with his car.
(c) He shoots him in the head.
(d) He stabs him with a knife.

13. Where is Maggie when Little Spinoza is killed in Chapter 38?
(a) At the betting window.
(b) In the winner's circle.
(c) Laying on the track.
(d) In an ambulance.

14. What is Maggie cooking in the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Beans and bread.
(c) Macaroni and cheese.
(d) Baked potatoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What horse has Deucey decided to enter in the race in Chapter 36?

2. What is the name of the woman that Joe Dale suggests Tommy is having an affair with in Chapter 29?

3. What vehicle is sitting outside of Two-Tie's home when he returns from walking his dog in Chapter 32?

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

5. What horse does Maggie prepare for the race in Chapter 35?

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