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

2. Where is Lord of Misrule being taken in Chapter 40?
(a) To Nebraska.
(b) To New York.
(c) To Arkansas.
(d) To Missouri.

3. Which horse is found dead in his stall in Chapter 21?
(a) Grizzly.
(b) Little Spinoza.
(c) Broomstick.
(d) Lord of Misrule.

4. Who holds a gun to Two-Tie to force him into the car in Chapter 32?
(a) Grizzly.
(b) Biggy.
(c) Deucey.
(d) Zeno.

5. When is the horse found dead in its stall in Chapter 21?
(a) On Sunday.
(b) On Monday.
(c) On Tuesday.
(d) On Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Two-Tie tell Maggie to memorize in the end of Chapter 27?

2. How does the narrative transition in Chapter 37?

3. Where is Medicine Ed said to have begun napping in the afternoons in Chapter 31?

4. What is the name of the woman that Joe Dale suggests Tommy is having an affair with in Chapter 29?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the theme of good and evil apply to Two-Tie's character in the novel?

4. How is Two-Tie's perspective revealed in Chapter 28?

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

6. How does Maggie feel about her circumstances in the beginning of Chapter 21? How do her feelings change in the chapter?

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

8. What does Tommy say about Maggie's newspaper columns in "Results"?

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

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

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