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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has helped Barrett make his fortune?
(a) Paul.
(b) Olliver.
(c) Joan.
(d) God.

2. What does Mother have a hard time giving her children?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Love.
(c) Food.
(d) Toys.

3. How does Mother feel in her house?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Content.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Miserable.

4. What does Joan do when Paul tells his uncle what she taught him?
(a) Hits him.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Blushes.
(d) Laughs.

5. What does Paul tell his uncle he knows a lot about?
(a) Money.
(b) Politics.
(c) Betting.
(d) Horses.

6. Why did someone put Paul's family in debt?
(a) To help others.
(b) To gamble.
(c) To pay for schooling.
(d) To keep up appearances.

7. What disintegrates shortly after Mother gets married?
(a) Her good looks.
(b) Her relationship with her husband.
(c) Her ties to her family.
(d) Her goals and dreams.

8. When is the only time Barrett has lost on his bets?
(a) When the weather is bad.
(b) When Paul is not certain.
(c) When he doesn't sleep well.
(d) When he doesn't go to church.

9. Where is Paul when he invites his uncle to do something?
(a) The races.
(b) The garden.
(c) A cab.
(d) His house.

10. Why is it strange for Mother to keep servants?
(a) She can't afford it.
(b) She lives in a bad part of town.
(c) Her children are grown.
(d) Her house is small.

11. What does Mother say one needs to be successful in life?
(a) Luck.
(b) Family.
(c) Education.
(d) Devotion.

12. What do Paul and Barrett often talk about?
(a) Politics.
(b) Raising cats.
(c) Horse racing.
(d) Money.

13. What question does Paul ask that nobody else has?
(a) Why they are poor.
(b) How to get rich.
(c) What money is.
(d) Where Father is.

14. What impresses Paul's uncle about Paul?
(a) His endurance.
(b) His intensity.
(c) His intelligence.
(d) His height.

15. Who does Paul ask a question of that nobody else has?
(a) His father.
(b) His Mother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mother like to lord over?

2. What kind of hair does Paul have?

3. What makes Mother such an unlikable character?

4. What does Mother say was her biggest mistake?

5. What child is Paul?

(see the answer keys)

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