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

2. Where is Maggie laying when Medicine Ed first sees her in Chapter 24?
(a) In the tack room.
(b) On the steps of her trailer.
(c) In her car seat.
(d) In Pelter's empty stall.

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

4. How does the narrative transition in Chapter 34 as Medicine Ed mixes his goofer dust?
(a) The tense changes from past tense to present tense.
(b) The narrative changes from third-person to second-person.
(c) The narrative changes from third-person to first-person.
(d) The tense changes from present tense to past tense.

5. How many gunshots ring out when Two-Tie tries to take the gun from his captor in Chapter 32?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. By what name does Medicine Ed refer to Lord of Misrule in Chapter 34?

4. Who is hit in the back of the head with a deer rifle in Chapter 28?

5. Who promises Joe Dale that he will be compensated for the horse in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have Medicine Ed's perceptions of Tommy changed in Chapter 31? Why have they changed?

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

3. What is indicated by Joe Dale's actions after the third race?

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

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

6. What foreshadowing is related to the blue Cadillac in the novel?

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

8. What are Medicine Ed's primary concerns and conflicts after the race in Chapter 39?

9. What is revealed of Tommy’s circumstances in Chapter 37?

10. How is Medicine Ed's concept of "home" examined in the novel?

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