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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. Who arrives and suggests he could help Maggie get Pelter back in Chapter 24?
(a) Joe Dale.
(b) Donald.
(c) Jojo.
(d) Haslipp.
2. What jockey has to be carried off the track by two valets in Chapter 38?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Alice.
(c) Jojo.
(d) Donald.
3. What horse has Deucey decided to enter in the race in Chapter 36?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Grizzly.
(c) Little Spinoza.
(d) Broomstick.
4. How is the weather described on the day of the race in Chapter 33?
(a) Is is a cool and breezy day in autumn.
(b) It is a rainy day in the spring.
(c) It is the coldest day of the winter.
(d) It is the hottest day of the summer.
5. What horse is Jojo Wood riding in the race in Chapter 32?
(a) Lord of Misrule.
(b) Grizzly.
(c) Boll Weevil.
(d) Pelter.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Two-Tie remind himself to keep himself from killing Joe Dale in Chapter 28?
2. Who is in Pelter's stall when Tommy comes in looking for Maggie in Chapter 26?
3. What is Maggie cooking in the beginning of Chapter 21?
4. How many gunshots ring out when Two-Tie tries to take the gun from his captor in Chapter 32?
5. How has the horse been killed in Chapter 21?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Medicine Ed's primary concerns and conflicts after the race in Chapter 39?
2. How does Maggie attempt her escape in Chapter 28?
3. Why do you think the author has chosen to relate the events of the race in past tense in Chapter 22?
4. How is the abandoned racetrack described in the novel? What does it symbolize?
5. What is Medicine Ed's primary objective in the fourth race? What does he stand to gain?
6. How does the theme of luck apply to Maggie's situation in Chapter 27?
7. How is the theme of good and evil played out in the preparations for the fourth race?
8. How is the puddle employed as symbolism in Chapter 39?
9. How is Medicine Ed's concept of "home" examined in the novel?
10. How does Maggie feel about her circumstances in the beginning of Chapter 21? How do her feelings change in the chapter?
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