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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who claimed Pelter after the race, according to Two-Tie in Chapter 22?
(a) Earlie Beaufait.
(b) Deucey.
(c) Medicine Ed.
(d) D'Ambrisi.

3. The narrator states in Part II of Results, "What had become of Tommy was as immense, as terrible and final as" what?
(a) "Something from Shakespeare."
(b) "The stories of the Greek gods."
(c) "A volcano or an earthquake."
(d) "What had become of Maggie."

4. What horse does Maggie prepare for the race in Chapter 35?
(a) Pelter.
(b) Lord of Misrule.
(c) High Soprano.
(d) The Mahdi.

5. How much was the claim the racing association paid to redeem Little Spinoza, according to the narrator in Part II of Results?
(a) $7,000.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $4,000.

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

7. 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.

8. Who promises Joe Dale that he will be compensated for the horse in Chapter 28?
(a) Roland Hickok.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Two-Tie.

9. Who has warned Medicine Ed that Hansel had better not mess up the intended results of the race in Chapter 34?
(a) Roland.
(b) Two-Tie.
(c) Donald.
(d) Joe Dale.

10. 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 he does not want to die in jail.
(d) The fact that Joe Dale is his brother.

11. Who has Medicine Ed begun working for in Part II of Results?
(a) Standish Chenille.
(b) Earlie Beaufait.
(c) Roland Hickok.
(d) Jim Hamm.

12. What name does Two-Tie tell Maggie to memorize in the end of Chapter 27?
(a) Lord of Misrule.
(b) Little Spinoza.
(c) White Lightning.
(d) Broomstick.

13. On what horse is Maggie planning to bet in the race in Chapter 34?
(a) Lord of Misrule.
(b) High Soprano.
(c) The Mahdi.
(d) Grizzly.

14. Whom does Two-Tie threaten to call about Bigg's actions in Chapter 23?
(a) Biggy.
(b) Posner.
(c) Beaufait.
(d) Jojo.

15. What horse is Tommy leading down the hill when he appears in Chapter 28?
(a) Broomstick.
(b) Boll Weevil.
(c) Lord of Misrule.
(d) Pelter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What horse does Tommy believe will fight for good in the battle between good and evil in the race in Chapter 31?

3. How does Tommy kill Joe Dale in Chapter 40?

4. Who is in the driver's seat of the car in Chapter 32?

5. Who claimed the Mahdi after the race, according to the narrator in Chapter 22?

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