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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. How old is Medicine Ed in Chapter 1?

2. Where are Zeno's former stalls that Tommy acquires in Chapter 12?

3. Who allows Little Spinoza to run away in Chapter 18?

4. What is the name of the farrier at Indian Mound Downs?

5. What is the name of the horse that Joe Dale is trying to make Deucey take in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Two-Tie's character presented in the novel? What are his objectives?

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

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

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

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

10. What comparisons does Two-Tie make to the card players at his house in Chapter 11?

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

Discuss the theme of good versus evil in Lord of Misrule. How is this theme developed through character? How does the author develop this theme through setting and action? What symbolism and imagery connect to this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of aging and death in the novel. How does the author develop these themes through the horses at the track? How is the theme developed through character and imagery? What characters face death in the story?

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