View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What horse is Tommy leading down the hill when he appears in Chapter 28?

2. Who is hit in the back of the head with a deer rifle in Chapter 28?

3. What causes Two-Tie to get into the car in Chapter 32?

4. Where does the narrator describe Tommy being from in Part II of Results?

5. Where is Maggie laying when Medicine Ed first sees her in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadowing is revealed in Chapter 28? What does this foreshadowing suggest?

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

3. What foreshadowing is related to the blue Cadillac in the novel?

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

5. How is Two-Tie's perspective revealed in Chapter 28?

6. How is the abandoned racetrack described in the novel? What does it symbolize?

7. How does the theme of luck apply to Maggie's situation in Chapter 27?

8. How are Two-Tie and Joe Dale different in their dealings at the racetrack?

9. What is indicated about Two-Tie's character by his death in the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Deucey in the novel. What is Deucey's history with horses and racing? How would you describe Deucey's relationship with Joe Dale? What makes Deucey decide to buy Little Spinoza?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 837 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample