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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. Where does Medicine Ed plan to make a downpayment on a trailer with his winnings in Chapter 9?

2. What is the name of Lillian's son?

3. At whose house is the card game taking place in Chapter 11?

4. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 16 related?

5. Who agrees to go in with Deucey to purchase Little Spinoza?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Boll Weevil and the Mahdi compared to one another as they prepare for the first race?

2. How would you compare the language styles associated with Medicine Ed and Maggie in the novel?

3. What is contained in Medicine Ed's red velvet bag? What is the purpose of this concoction?

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

5. When is Lord of Misrule set? What indications in the novel reveal the time period of the story?

6. What does Deucey relate to Maggie regarding luck in Chapter 2?

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

8. What crucial information does Tommy reveal to Joe Dale during their conversation in Chapter 19?

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

10. What is noteworthy regarding Tommy's behavior toward Maggie in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Indian Mound Downs. What imagery does the author employ in describing this setting? What mood and tone are evoked by the setting? During what decade does the story take place?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of entrapment or enslavement in Lord of Misrule. In what ways are the main characters enslaved by their circumstances or by their significant others? What statements do you think the author is making regarding the entrapment of these characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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