View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose house is the card game taking place in Chapter 11?
(a) At Maggie's house.
(b) At Medicine Ed's house.
(c) At Two-Tie's house.
(d) At Tommy's house.

2. What is the name of the stall superintendent at Indian Mound Downs?
(a) Standish Chenille.
(b) Suitcase Smithers.
(c) Roland Hickok.
(d) Earlie Beaufait.

3. Who takes Little Spinoza's testicles after he is castrated?
(a) Deucey.
(b) Medicine Ed.
(c) Joe Dale.
(d) Maggie.

4. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 1 related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

5. Why has Medicine Ed decided to work for Tommy?
(a) Because he is attracted to Maggie and wants to woo her.
(b) Because Tommy helped secure him a spot in a trailer park.
(c) Because he owes money to Tommy after the first race.
(d) Because he has agreed to spy on Maggie for Two-Tie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the farrier at Indian Mound Downs?

2. How old is Medicine Ed in Chapter 1?

3. What horse is said to look like the Mahdi's twin in Chapter 7?

4. What does Medicine Ed miss having at the racetrack in Chapter 12?

5. Who advises Maggie to cut down on her nagging in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the blue Cadillac come to represent in the narrative?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 915 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample