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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. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 26 related?
(a) Second person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

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

3. From where does Medicine Ed watch Maggie in the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) From the tack room.
(b) From the chef's pantry.
(c) From the cafeteria.
(d) From the front porch.

4. What does Maggie tell Medicine Ed she plans to do after the next race in Chapter 31?
(a) Leave the track.
(b) Marry Tommy.
(c) Marry Earlie.
(d) Marry Joe Dale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What horse's body does Maggie find as she makes her way toward the river in Chapter 40?

2. What does Joe Dale tell Biggie to get for him and Maggie in Chapter 27?

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

4. How much was the claim the racing association paid to redeem Little Spinoza, according to the narrator in Part II of Results?

5. At what time do the visiting sessions end when Maggie sees Tommy in Part II of Results?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the puddle employed as symbolism in Chapter 39?

6. How does the author demonstrate dramatic irony in Chapter 24?

7. What does Tommy say about Maggie's newspaper columns in "Results"?

8. How is the puddle described at the back gate of the racetrack? Why is this significant?

9. What does Deucey reveal to Medicine Ed before the fourth race? Why does this information lead to inner conflict for Medicine Ed?

10. What actions does Tommy take when he appears in Chapter 40?

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