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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 is the name of Lillian's son?
(a) Donald.
(b) Jojo.
(c) Earlie.
(d) Roland.

2. What is the name of Two-Tie's dog?
(a) Echo.
(b) Denali.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Jojo.

3. What did Tommy do prior to becoming involved in horse racing?
(a) He sold cars.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a librarian.
(d) He was a teacher.

4. How old does Deucey claim her horse is in Chapter 1?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

5. Maggie tells Little Spinoza in Chapter 15 that sex is a form of what?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Divinity.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Epiphany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Medicine Ed plan to make a downpayment on a trailer with his winnings in Chapter 9?

3. Whose horse has won the race in Chapter 9?

4. Where does the narrator describe Tommy's mother working as a waitress in Chapter 2?

5. How much did Joe Dale pay for the horse that he's trying to make Deucey take?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrative perspective shift in Chapter 15? Why does the author make this shift?

4. What are some examples of the author's use of simile in Chapter 1?

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

6. What inner conflicts does Maggie face in Chapter 15?

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

8. What does Deucey relate to Maggie regarding luck in Chapter 2?

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

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

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