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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 does Two-Tie wear in honor of Lillian?
(a) A yellow bow-tie.
(b) A green bow-tie.
(c) A black bow-tie.
(d) A blue bow-tie.

2. What does the farrier tell Medicine Ed the name is of Zeno's red horse in Chapter 3?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Broomstick.
(c) Boll Weevil.
(d) Little Spinoza.

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

4. How does Tommy describe his relationship to Maggie in Chapter 13?
(a) She is his crutch.
(b) She is his twin.
(c) She is his moral obligation.
(d) She is his opposite.

5. Who ends up at the betting windows before the race next to Medicine Ed in Chapter 9?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Jojo.
(c) Alice.
(d) Deucey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Tommy and Maggie's landlady who is a racetrack widow?

2. Joe Dale's son was arrested for having a carload of what objects on the grounds of the racetrack?

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

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

5. What is the price that Joe Dale is offering to sell Little Spinoza for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Tommy's finances concern Medicine Ed?

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

4. How did Medicine Ed get his name? What is revealed about Medicine Ed's history in Chapter 4?

5. What is Deucey's major conflict in the novel regarding Little Spinoza and Joe Dale?

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

7. What demand does Two-Tie make of Vernon during their phone conversation in Chapter 17? Why does he make this demand?

8. How is the theme of fear developed in Chapter 10?

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

10. What horses are Tommy and Maggie rooting for in the first race? Why is this significant?

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