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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 name does Medicine Ed refer to Lord of Misrule in Chapter 34?
2. What is the title of the newspaper column that Maggie writes in Part II of Results?
3. What is Biggie carrying when he comes out of the house in Chapter 28?
4. Where does the narrator describe Tommy being from in Part II of Results?
5. Who does Two-Tie call after learning who Maggie has left the racetrack with in Chapter 25?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Medicine Ed's primary concerns and conflicts after the race in Chapter 39?
2. How is Medicine Ed's concept of "home" examined in the novel?
3. What are Joe Dale's objectives in Chapter 29? Does he achieve those objectives?
4. What is Medicine Ed's primary objective in the fourth race? What does he stand to gain?
5. How is the theme of good and evil played out in the preparations for the fourth race?
6. What does Tommy say about Maggie's newspaper columns in "Results"?
7. How is the puddle described at the back gate of the racetrack? Why is this significant?
8. How does the theme of luck apply to Maggie's situation in Chapter 27?
9. What connection is made between Medicine Ed and Maggyie's characters in Chapter 24?
10. How does Maggie feel about her luck in "Results"?
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
Discuss the outcomes for the main characters at the end of the novel. Do you think that the protagonists end up in better circumstances than they started out in? Why or why not? Who "makes out" the best, in your opinion? Why?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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