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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Medicine Ed borrow money from to invest in Little Spinoza?

2. From whom did Tommy buy Pelter?

3. Joe Dale's son was arrested for having a carload of what objects on the grounds of the racetrack?

4. Who has a crazy look about him that gives Medicine Ed the creeps, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?

5. What is the powder that Medicine Ed uses on horses so they will win races?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some examples of the author's use of simile in Chapter 1?

2. How has Two-Tie's behavior changed in Chapter 17? What are the impacts of the changes in Two-Tie's character?

3. How does Earlie respond to his race riding Little Spinoza?

4. How did Medicine Ed get his name? What is revealed about Medicine Ed's history in Chapter 4?

5. How does Tommy's behavior toward Maggie change in Chapter 16? What is significant about this change in his behavior?

6. What is a hot walking machine? What does this apparatus symbolize in the novel?

7. What is Deucey's major conflict in the novel regarding Little Spinoza and Joe Dale?

8. Why do Tommy's finances concern Medicine Ed?

9. Why does Two-Tie have this nickname? What does his second tie represent?

10. What horses are Tommy and Maggie rooting for in the first race? Why is this significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Joe Dale Bigg in Lord of Misrule. Is Joe Dale a protagonist or an antagonist? Why? In what ways does Joe Dale's character drive the plot of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Is the character Two-Tie a protagonist in the story or an antagonist? Why? What motivates Two-Tie to commit the actions that he commits in the novel? Do you think this character is sympathetic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character arc of Tommy in Lord of Misrule. How does Tommy's character change in the course of the story? What are the catalysts that propel these changes in Tommy? Do you think that Tommy is a protagonist or an antagonist in the novel? Why?

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