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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 does Joe Dale tell Biggie to get for him and Maggie in Chapter 27?
(a) Water.
(b) Sodas.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Beers.
2. Where does D'Ambrisi say he received a call from regarding the horse in Chapter 28?
(a) New York.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Las Vegas.
3. What does Medicine Ed promise God he will stop doing if God saves his life in Chapter 39?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Dating women.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Practicing medicine.
4. Where does the narrator describe Tommy being from in Part II of Results?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Illinois.
5. What horse has Deucey decided to enter in the race in Chapter 36?
(a) Broomstick.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) Little Spinoza.
(d) Grizzly.
Short Answer Questions
1. What horse does Maggie prepare for the race in Chapter 35?
2. Where has Tommy gotten tangled up with money, according to the narrative in Chapter 37?
3. Who has not come to see Two-Tie even though he is in town for the race in Chapter 32?
4. What jockey has to be carried off the track by two valets in Chapter 38?
5. What horse does Tommy believe will fight for good in the battle between good and evil in the race in Chapter 31?
Short Essay Questions
1. How have Medicine Ed's perceptions of Tommy changed in Chapter 31? Why have they changed?
2. How is the puddle employed as symbolism in Chapter 39?
3. What is Medicine Ed's primary objective in the fourth race? What does he stand to gain?
4. What does the horse named the Lord of Misrule represent symbolically in the story?
5. What does Tommy say about Maggie's newspaper columns in "Results"?
6. What is indicated about Two-Tie's character by his death in the novel?
7. How does the theme of luck apply to Maggie's situation in Chapter 27?
8. What does Deucey reveal to Medicine Ed before the fourth race? Why does this information lead to inner conflict for Medicine Ed?
9. How is Two-Tie's perspective revealed in Chapter 28?
10. What foreshadowing is revealed in Chapter 28? What does this foreshadowing suggest?
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