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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 has Maggie gone back to doing for a living in Part I of Results?

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

3. What season is described as it passes in Chapter 29?

4. Who claimed Pelter after the race, according to Two-Tie in Chapter 22?

5. Where is Lord of Misrule being taken in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the horse named the Lord of Misrule represent symbolically in the story?

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

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

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

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

6. How does the theme of good and evil apply to Two-Tie's character in the novel?

7. What connection is made between Medicine Ed and Maggyie's characters in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the unique narrative style of Lord of Misrule. From what narrative perspective(s) is the story related? How does the author indicate changes in the narrative perspective? How would you describe the differences in language style associated with the different characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the differences between the racetrack lifestyle and the lifestyle that Maggie had prior to coming to the track. How would you characterize the morals of the racetrack world? What draws these characters into this world and how does the world of horse racing change them?

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