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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. How many stalls does Maggie take when she arrives at Indian Mound Downs?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.
2. What did Tommy do prior to becoming involved in horse racing?
(a) He was a librarian.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He sold cars.
3. What was the name of the big mare that injured Medicine Ed in 1958?
(a) Little Spinoza.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) Broomstick.
(d) Boll Weevil.
4. Who is the jockey chosen to ride Little Spinoza in the claiming race in Chapter 15?
(a) Earlie Beaufait.
(b) Standish Chenille.
(c) Medicine Ed.
(d) Roland Hickok.
5. What horse wins the first race in Chapter 9?
(a) Broomstick.
(b) Boll Weevil.
(c) The Mahdi.
(d) High Soprano.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Tommy describe his relationship to Maggie in Chapter 13?
2. What does Tommy accuse Maggie of doing when he confronts her in Chapter 10?
3. Where does the narrator describe Tommy's mother working as a waitress in Chapter 2?
4. Where are the stables that Tommy owns?
5. How long is it until the time for the race in the opening of Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. What crucial information does Tommy reveal to Joe Dale during their conversation in Chapter 19?
2. What causes Medicine Ed's luck to change following the first race?
3. What is a hot walking machine? What does this apparatus symbolize in the novel?
4. What does Deucey relate to Maggie regarding luck in Chapter 2?
5. When is Lord of Misrule set? What indications in the novel reveal the time period of the story?
6. Why does Two-Tie have this nickname? What does his second tie represent?
7. How has Two-Tie's behavior changed in Chapter 17? What are the impacts of the changes in Two-Tie's character?
8. What horses are Tommy and Maggie rooting for in the first race? Why is this significant?
9. What comparisons does Two-Tie make to the card players at his house in Chapter 11?
10. How is the theme of luck explored in Chapter 1 of the novel?
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