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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 vehicle is sitting outside of Two-Tie's home when he returns from walking his dog in Chapter 32?
(a) Maggie's car.
(b) Roy's taxi.
(c) Joe Dale's car.
(d) Medicine Ed's Winnebago.

2. What causes Two-Tie to get into the car in Chapter 32?
(a) He hears Maggie's voice in the car.
(b) He hears Tommy's voice in the car.
(c) The man in the car offers him money.
(d) He gets in to retrieve his dog.

3. How many gunshots ring out when Two-Tie tries to take the gun from his captor in Chapter 32?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. What horse does Maggie prepare for the race in Chapter 35?
(a) Lord of Misrule.
(b) Pelter.
(c) High Soprano.
(d) The Mahdi.

5. Who claimed the Mahdi after the race, according to the narrator in Chapter 22?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Deucey.
(c) Medicine Ed.
(d) Tommy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe Dale tell Biggie to get for him and Maggie in Chapter 27?

2. What people are described in Part II of Results as gambling "themselves into slavery with a laugh"?

3. Where does D'Ambrisi say he received a call from regarding the horse in Chapter 28?

4. Why does Maggie tell Tommy she cannot move in Chapter 28?

5. Who is the only owner to witness Little Spinoza's death in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Deucey reveal to Medicine Ed before the fourth race? Why does this information lead to inner conflict for Medicine Ed?

2. Why do you think the author has chosen to relate the events of the race in past tense in Chapter 22?

3. What are Medicine Ed's primary concerns and conflicts after the race in Chapter 39?

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

5. How is the puddle employed as symbolism in Chapter 39?

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

7. What connection is made between Medicine Ed and Maggyie's characters in Chapter 24?

8. How does the author demonstrate dramatic irony in Chapter 24?

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

10. How does the theme of luck apply to Maggie's situation in Chapter 27?

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