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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mother like to lord over?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her siblings.
(c) Everyone in town.
(d) Her children.

2. Where did Paul's uncle and Barrett meet?
(a) The work place.
(b) The military.
(c) City hall.
(d) School.

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

4. When does Barrett make big bets?
(a) When Oscar makes the same bet.
(b) When Paul is certain.
(c) When the weather is right.
(d) When he gets paid.

5. Who tells Paul's uncle about what he and Barrett talk about?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Joan.

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

7. Who does Barrett tell Paul's uncle to talk to Paul about?
(a) Joan.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Mother.
(d) Paul.

8. How much money has Paul made with Barrett?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 1,500 pounds.
(c) 3,500 pounds.
(d) 2,500 pounds.

9. How does Barrett safeguard unsure bets?
(a) He only bets borrowed money.
(b) He insures his money.
(c) He makes more than one bet when Paul isn't sure.
(d) He makes small bets when Paul isn't sure.

10. Who stores Paul's share of his winnings?
(a) Jean.
(b) Barrett.
(c) A bank.
(d) His uncle.

11. What is strange about what Paul makes his first bet on with his Uncle?
(a) It is a young horse.
(b) It is a past winner.
(c) It is an outsider.
(d) It is an old rider.

12. What is Paul's uncle a fanatic about?
(a) Meeting strange women.
(b) Billiards.
(c) Poker.
(d) Horse racing.

13. What branch of military was Barrett involved in?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Air Force.

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

15. Why does Mother tell her children they are poor?
(a) Their father is unlucky.
(b) She got sick.
(c) She spent the money.
(d) They were all born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother say one needs to be successful in life?

2. Who does Mother blame in private for being so poor?

3. Who hates to watch Paul when he plays with his toy?

4. Who often buys toys for the children?

5. Why is it strange for Mother to keep servants?

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