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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 horse does Maggie prepare for the race in Chapter 35?
(a) Pelter.
(b) Lord of Misrule.
(c) High Soprano.
(d) The Mahdi.
2. What does D'Ambrisi have with him when he drives onto the farm in Chapter 28?
(a) A water truck.
(b) A horse trailer.
(c) A deer rifle.
(d) A pitchfork.
3. Who does Two-Tie ask for when he calls the racetrack in Chapter 23?
(a) Mr. Hickock.
(b) Mr Beaufait.
(c) Mr. Smithers.
(d) Mr. Haslipp.
4. To what horse does Medicine Ed apply goofer dust in Chapter 34?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Lord of Misrule.
(c) Broomstick.
(d) Grizzly.
5. How does the narrative transition in Chapter 34 as Medicine Ed mixes his goofer dust?
(a) The tense changes from past tense to present tense.
(b) The narrative changes from third-person to second-person.
(c) The tense changes from present tense to past tense.
(d) The narrative changes from third-person to first-person.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Tommy kill Joe Dale in Chapter 40?
2. What does Medicine Ed do when the jockey riding Lord of Misery asks Maggie if she wants to party in Chapter 34?
3. When is the horse found dead in its stall in Chapter 21?
4. Whom does Two-Tie threaten to call about Bigg's actions in Chapter 23?
5. Why does Maggie believe she will not get the winner's purse in Chapter 38?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the outcome for Medicine Ed in "Results"?
2. How is the abandoned racetrack described in the novel? What does it symbolize?
3. How does the theme of good and evil apply to Two-Tie's character in the novel?
4. What is revealed of Tommy’s circumstances in Chapter 37?
5. How are Two-Tie and Joe Dale different in their dealings at the racetrack?
6. How is Medicine Ed's concept of "home" examined in the novel?
7. How have Medicine Ed's perceptions of Tommy changed in Chapter 31? Why have they changed?
8. How does the theme of luck apply to Maggie's situation in Chapter 27?
9. What are Medicine Ed's primary concerns and conflicts after the race in Chapter 39?
10. What does Deucey reveal to Medicine Ed before the fourth race? Why does this information lead to inner conflict for Medicine Ed?
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