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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the only horse Medicine Ed ever loved?

2. Where does Lillian's son live?

3. What does "bute" refer to in the narrative?

4. How is the car described that Maggie arrives in at the racetrack in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the exercise girl at the racetrack that Deucey is attracted to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you compare the language styles associated with Medicine Ed and Maggie in the novel?

2. How does Earlie respond to his race riding Little Spinoza?

3. What causes Medicine Ed's luck to change following the first race?

4. What does the blue Cadillac come to represent in the narrative?

5. What inner conflicts does Maggie face in Chapter 15?

6. How are Boll Weevil and the Mahdi compared to one another as they prepare for the first race?

7. What demand does Two-Tie make of Vernon during their phone conversation in Chapter 17? Why does he make this demand?

8. How is the theme of luck explored in Chapter 1 of the novel?

9. What horses are Tommy and Maggie rooting for in the first race? Why is this significant?

10. Why does Two-Tie have this nickname? What does his second tie represent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of symbolism in the novel. What are some examples of major symbols that recur in the story? What do each of these symbols represent? What colors are prominent in Lord of Misrule?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of irony in the novel. What are examples of dramatic irony in the story? How does the author employ verbal and situational irony? What purpose does each example serve?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Medicine Ed. For how long has Medicine Ed been involved with horses and horse racing? What are Medicine Ed's main objectives in the story? Does he achieve those objectives?

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