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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 Tommy holding as he approaches Joe Dale in Chapter 40?
(a) A deer rifle.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A pitchfork.
(d) A dagger.

2. Why does Maggie believe she will not get the winner's purse in Chapter 38?
(a) Because Tommy is wanted for murder.
(b) Because her horse was doped.
(c) Because she paid Jojo off to lose.
(d) Because her horse is stolen.

3. What people are described in Part II of Results as gambling "themselves into slavery with a laugh"?
(a) The French.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Italians.
(d) The English.

4. How does the narrative transition in Chapter 34 as Medicine Ed mixes his goofer dust?
(a) The narrative changes from third-person to first-person.
(b) The tense changes from present tense to past tense.
(c) The narrative changes from third-person to second-person.
(d) The tense changes from past tense to present tense.

5. How is Maggie's car described in Part I of Results?
(a) A white Grand Prix.
(b) A green Corvette.
(c) A blue Jeep.
(d) A white Ford truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which horse is found dead in his stall in Chapter 21?

2. How has the horse been killed in Chapter 21?

3. From what narrative perspective is Part I of Results related?

4. Who does Maggie sign Pelter over to in Chapter 40?

5. Who is hit in the back of the head with a deer rifle in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Medicine Ed's concept of "home" examined in the novel?

2. What is indicated by Joe Dale's actions after the third race?

3. What are Joe Dale's objectives in Chapter 29? Does he achieve those objectives?

4. How is the abandoned racetrack described in the novel? What does it symbolize?

5. How are Two-Tie and Joe Dale different in their dealings at the racetrack?

6. What is Medicine Ed's primary objective in the fourth race? What does he stand to gain?

7. What foreshadowing is related to the blue Cadillac in the novel?

8. How is the puddle described at the back gate of the racetrack? Why is this significant?

9. What is the outcome for Medicine Ed in "Results"?

10. How does Maggie feel about her luck in "Results"?

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