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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Lucius tell the difference between a bordello and a normal house?
(a) The number of women outside
(b) The number of lights
(c) The noise from inside
(d) The number of people walking through the door

2. Who does Parsham say he will take Lucius to see in the morning?
(a) Sam
(b) Otis
(c) Ned
(d) Boon

3. What has Ned named the horse?
(a) Zoom
(b) Ropey
(c) Forked lightning
(d) Thunder Legs

4. What do Sam and Boon use to force the car forward?
(a) Their feet
(b) Poles
(c) Rope
(d) Crow bars

5. Who does Ned have with him?
(a) Miss Corrie
(b) Lightning
(c) Grandfather
(d) Boon

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ned wait for to clean his clothing?

2. Where does Ned say Otis is likely to end up?

3. What is the name of the track's owner?

4. Who does Boon yell for Lucius to go and see?

5. Where does Ned tell Boon to take Corrie back to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way has Lucius matured since the beginning of the novel?

2. How do the characters get the horse onto the train in Chapter 7?

3. How does Ned train the horse?

4. How does Lucius show his maturation as a young adult in this chapter?

5. In what way has Sam showed his worth to the group?

6. What does Corrie's character symbolize about women during the early 1900s in southern America?

7. In what way does the content in this chapter show Lucius as still a child?

8. In what way does the appearance of Grandfather give the story a sense of dread?

9. Describe Otis.

10. What was Lightning form in previous races?

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