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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. By what nickname does Medicine Ed refer to Tommy in the novel?

2. What is Zeno holding when he goes to talk to Tommy in Chapter 8?

3. What kind of car is driving next to Deucey while Maggie watches in Chapter 10?

4. What object does Medicine Ed rub in his pocket before the race in Chapter 20?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the theme of luck explored in Chapter 1 of the novel?

4. How does the narrative perspective shift in Chapter 15? Why does the author make this shift?

5. What is foreshadowed regarding Tommy and Maggie's relationship in Chapter 14?

6. What causes Medicine Ed's luck to change following the first race?

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

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

9. What demand does Two-Tie make of Vernon during their phone conversation in Chapter 17? Why does he make this demand?

10. How does the narrative style of the novel change in Chapter 5? What is noteworthy about this change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the central conflicts in Lord of Misrule. What are examples of internal character conflicts and external conflicts in the story? How do these conflicts emerge and are they resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of irony in the novel. What are examples of dramatic irony in the story? How does the author employ verbal and situational irony? What purpose does each example serve?

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