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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What horse does Tommy believe will fight for good in the battle between good and evil in the race in Chapter 31?
(a) Broomstick.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) The Mahdi.
(d) Lord of Misrule.

2. What is Maggie cooking in the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) Baked potatoes.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Beans and bread.
(d) Macaroni and cheese.

3. How does the narrative transition in Chapter 37?
(a) It changes to second-person.
(b) It changes to the future tense.
(c) It changes to third-person.
(d) It changes to first-person.

4. How does Maggie feel as she watches Lord of Misrule's arrival in Chapter 30?
(a) Scared.
(b) Excited.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Jealous.

5. Who called to say that Pelter must be given back to Maggie in Chapter 26?
(a) Roland Hickok.
(b) Posner.
(c) Kidstuff.
(d) Suitcase.

6. What does Medicine Ed refer to Lord of Misrule as when he arrives at the track in Chapter 30?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Hercules.
(c) The devil.
(d) Jesus.

7. What is the title of the newspaper column that Maggie writes in Part II of Results?
(a) The Race Ahead.
(b) Around to the Finish.
(c) The Tasty Dessert.
(d) Menus by Margaret.

8. Whom does Maggie encounter at the desk in the testing barn in Chapter 38?
(a) Two-Tie.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Roland.
(d) Kidstuff.

9. Who holds a gun to Two-Tie to force him into the car in Chapter 32?
(a) Zeno.
(b) Grizzly.
(c) Biggy.
(d) Deucey.

10. What horse has Deucey decided to enter in the race in Chapter 36?
(a) High Soprano.
(b) Little Spinoza.
(c) Broomstick.
(d) Grizzly.

11. How is Maggie's car described in Part I of Results?
(a) A green Corvette.
(b) A white Ford truck.
(c) A white Grand Prix.
(d) A blue Jeep.

12. What does Medicine Ed promise God he will stop doing if God saves his life in Chapter 39?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Dating women.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Practicing medicine.

13. What has Maggie gone back to doing for a living in Part I of Results?
(a) Teaching at a kindergarten.
(b) Writing a food column for the newspaper.
(c) Driving a taxi.
(d) Playing amateur poker.

14. What does Two-Tie remind himself to keep himself from killing Joe Dale in Chapter 28?
(a) The fact that Maggie is in love with Joe Dale.
(b) The fact that he really loves Joe Dale.
(c) The fact that Joe Dale is his brother.
(d) The fact that he does not want to die in jail.

15. Who does Tommy punch in the face after he arrives in Chapter 28?
(a) Joe Dale.
(b) Medicine Ed.
(c) Two-Tie.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Two-Tie ask for when he calls the racetrack in Chapter 23?

2. Who had ridden Pelter in the race, according to the narrator in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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