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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. Medicine Ed is said to have been on the racetrack since what age in Chapter 1?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.
2. What was the name of the big mare that injured Medicine Ed in 1958?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Boll Weevil.
(c) Broomstick.
(d) Little Spinoza.
3. What is the name of Tommy and Maggie's landlady who is a racetrack widow?
(a) Mrs. Anderson.
(b) Miss Lillian.
(c) Mrs. Pichot.
(d) Mrs. Roster.
4. Who does Medicine Ed see making a bet right before the race in Chapter 9?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Zeno.
(c) Deucey.
(d) Wanda.
5. What did Tommy do prior to becoming involved in horse racing?
(a) He was a librarian.
(b) He sold cars.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a lawyer.
Short Answer Questions
1. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 1 related?
2. What does "bute" refer to in the narrative?
3. Who takes Little Spinoza's testicles after he is castrated?
4. What is described inside the back gate of Indian Mound Downs in Chapter 1?
5. What does Alice sing to Little Spinoza before the race in Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Medicine Ed get his name? What is revealed about Medicine Ed's history in Chapter 4?
2. How is Two-Tie's character presented in the novel? What are his objectives?
3. How are Boll Weevil and the Mahdi compared to one another as they prepare for the first race?
4. What comparisons does Two-Tie make to the card players at his house in Chapter 11?
5. How does Tommy's behavior toward Maggie change in Chapter 16? What is significant about this change in his behavior?
6. How does the narrative perspective shift in Chapter 15? Why does the author make this shift?
7. How does Earlie respond to his race riding Little Spinoza?
8. How does the narrative style of the novel change in Chapter 5? What is noteworthy about this change?
9. What are some examples of the author's use of simile in Chapter 1?
10. How is the theme of fear developed in Chapter 10?
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