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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the only horse Medicine Ed ever loved?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Lord of Misrule.
(c) Broomstick.
(d) Little Spinoza.

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

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

4. What does Tommy consider Maggie to be for him in the narrative in Chapter 13?
(a) A curse.
(b) A burden.
(c) A little girl.
(d) Luck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stalls does Maggie take when she arrives at Indian Mound Downs?

2. Who is Medicine Ed's boss in Chapter 1?

3. What is Zeno holding when he goes to talk to Tommy in Chapter 8?

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

5. The men gossip in Chapter 11 that Joe Dale's son is not a good choice for a groom because he once did what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tommy's behavior toward Maggie change in Chapter 16? What is significant about this change in his behavior?

2. What setting is introduced in Chapter 1? How would you describe Medicine Ed's circumstances in the beginning of the novel?

3. When is Lord of Misrule set? What indications in the novel reveal the time period of the story?

4. How would you compare the language styles associated with Medicine Ed and Maggie in the novel?

5. What is a hot walking machine? What does this apparatus symbolize in the novel?

6. What crucial information does Tommy reveal to Joe Dale during their conversation in Chapter 19?

7. What inner conflicts does Maggie face in Chapter 15?

8. How does Earlie respond to his race riding Little Spinoza?

9. How has Two-Tie's behavior changed in Chapter 17? What are the impacts of the changes in Two-Tie's character?

10. What is contained in Medicine Ed's red velvet bag? What is the purpose of this concoction?

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