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

2. Whom does Two-Tie threaten to call about Bigg's actions in Chapter 23?
(a) Beaufait.
(b) Biggy.
(c) Posner.
(d) Jojo.

3. On what horse does everyone place the most bets in Chapter 32?
(a) Lord of Misrule.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) Broomstick.
(d) Boll Weevil.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maggie cooking in the beginning of Chapter 21?

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

3. Who has warned Medicine Ed that Hansel had better not mess up the intended results of the race in Chapter 34?

4. Where does the narrator describe Tommy being from in Part II of Results?

5. How is the weather described on the day of the race in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What actions does Tommy take when he appears in Chapter 40?

5. What is indicated about Two-Tie's character by his death in the novel?

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

7. What is revealed of Tommy’s circumstances in Chapter 37?

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

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

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

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