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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. What does the woman at the doctor's office announce Corrie and Lucius as?
(a) Race horse folk
(b) Clowns
(c) The innocents
(d) God's children

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

3. Who escorts Corrie back to town?
(a) Lucius
(b) Sam
(c) Miss Reba
(d) Boon

4. What does Butch ask Lycurgus to bring him?
(a) A beer
(b) A table
(c) Two chairs
(d) A glass of water

5. Where has Otis been found?
(a) In a bar
(b) At the bordello
(c) At the Parsham farm
(d) At the racetrack

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucius say he plans to do with the money he earns?

2. What time does a train leave for Jefferson?

3. Why did Boon attack Butch?

4. What does Parsham teach Lucius to do in this chapter?

5. What has Ned named the horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lightning form in previous races?

2. Describe what has happened between Butch, Boon, and Everbe.

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

4. What differences does Chapter 11 show between Butch and the constable?

5. Why does Ned question the officer for his arrest?

6. In what way does Boon show a lack of understanding for Corrie in Chapter 9?

7. What information does Lycurgus give Lucius in Chapter 11?

8. Describe Otis.

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

10. What does Ned think Otis will do in Chapter 9?

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