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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. Who allows Little Spinoza to run away in Chapter 18?
(a) Deucey.
(b) Earlie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Tommy.
2. Who has a crazy look about him that gives Medicine Ed the creeps, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) Donald.
(b) D'Ambisi.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Haslipp.
3. Who is the jockey chosen to ride Little Spinoza in the claiming race in Chapter 15?
(a) Standish Chenille.
(b) Earlie Beaufait.
(c) Medicine Ed.
(d) Roland Hickok.
4. What is Joe Dale's son called?
(a) Earlie.
(b) Kidstuff.
(c) Biggy.
(d) Haslipp.
5. What horse is said to look like the Mahdi's twin in Chapter 7?
(a) Pelter.
(b) Lord of Misrule.
(c) Boll Weevil.
(d) High Soprano.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Little Spinoza exit the gate in his first race in Chapter 18?
2. What is the price that Joe Dale is offering to sell Little Spinoza for?
3. By what nickname does Medicine Ed refer to Tommy in the novel?
4. What is the sum of Medicine Ed's lucky money that he bets with in Chapter 4?
5. Two-Tie warns Vernon that no one should claim what horse at the next race in Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrative perspective shift in Chapter 15? Why does the author make this shift?
2. What setting is introduced in Chapter 1? How would you describe Medicine Ed's circumstances in the beginning of the novel?
3. What is Deucey's major conflict in the novel regarding Little Spinoza and Joe Dale?
4. How is the theme of luck explored in Chapter 1 of the novel?
5. How does Tommy's behavior toward Maggie change in Chapter 16? What is significant about this change in his behavior?
6. When is Lord of Misrule set? What indications in the novel reveal the time period of the story?
7. What are some examples of the author's use of simile in Chapter 1?
8. What causes Medicine Ed's luck to change following the first race?
9. What crucial information does Tommy reveal to Joe Dale during their conversation in Chapter 19?
10. How are Boll Weevil and the Mahdi compared to one another as they prepare for the first race?
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