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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. What horse has Deucey decided to enter in the race in Chapter 36?

2. How does the narrative transition in Chapter 37?

3. What horse's death does Medicine Ed recall in the beginning of Chapter 24?

4. What has happened to Deucey on the day after Little Spinoza won the race, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?

5. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 26 related?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the outcome for Medicine Ed in "Results"?

2. What does Tommy say about Maggie's newspaper columns in "Results"?

3. How is the puddle employed as symbolism in Chapter 39?

4. How does the author demonstrate dramatic irony in Chapter 24?

5. What is Medicine Ed's primary objective in the fourth race? What does he stand to gain?

6. What does Deucey reveal to Medicine Ed before the fourth race? Why does this information lead to inner conflict for Medicine Ed?

7. What are Joe Dale's objectives in Chapter 29? Does he achieve those objectives?

8. Why do you think the author has chosen to relate the events of the race in past tense in Chapter 22?

9. How is the theme of good and evil played out in the preparations for the fourth race?

10. How have Medicine Ed's perceptions of Tommy changed in Chapter 31? Why have they changed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Maggie in the novel. What is Maggie's history? What motivates Maggie to come to the racetrack? How does Maggie's character evolve in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the main horses that are the focus in Lord of Misrule. What is Maggie's favorite horse? Why? Which horse does Tommy prefer? How are the horses in the novel compared to one another?

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