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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose permission does Mother need to get the money she wants on her birthday?
(a) Barrett's.
(b) The Lawyer's.
(c) Paul's.
(d) Oscar's.

2. What does Paul spend all his time thinking about after his mother's birthday?
(a) The big race.
(b) The money.
(c) The school he wants to get into.
(d) The house.

3. How is Paul's expression after Mother's birthday described?
(a) Angry.
(b) Glazed over.
(c) Penitent.
(d) Confused.

4. Where is the change in Paul most noticed on his horse?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His hands.
(c) His breathing.
(d) His hair.

5. Why is someone hired for Paul after Mother gets her birthday money?
(a) So he knows his mother loves him.
(b) So he can look his best.
(c) So he can go to a good school.
(d) So he can continue betting.

6. How does Mother feel when Paul turns down the trip after her birthday?
(a) Worried.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Relieved.

7. How do people know which horse to bet on at the big race?
(a) It was Paul's last word.
(b) She dreams about it.
(c) It is written in the paper.
(d) It is inscribed on the horse.

8. Where is Paul told to take a trip to after Mother's birthday?
(a) The seaside.
(b) The farm land.
(c) The school.
(d) The races.

9. Who hires the person for Paul after Mother gets her birthday money?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Paul.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

10. What inanimate object whispers to Paul?
(a) The flowers.
(b) The house.
(c) The horse.
(d) The tree.

11. How does Mother contact someone while at the party?
(a) She sends a messenger.
(b) She makes a phone call.
(c) She sends a telegram.
(d) None of these.

12. Why doesn't Oscar want Mother to have the full amount of money she wants?
(a) It will do her harm.
(b) She will waste it.
(c) It will make her sad.
(d) She will harm others.

13. Who does Paul win the money in the big race for?
(a) Barrett.
(b) Himself.
(c) The house.
(d) His family.

14. How does Paul act during the big race?
(a) He is upset.
(b) He is unconscious.
(c) He is nervous.
(d) He is calm.

15. What does an inanimate object whisper to Paul?
(a) It is sick.
(b) It is lonely.
(c) It needs money.
(d) It is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Paul's eyes after the party?

2. How does Mother describe her monetary situation after getting the birthday money?

3. How much does Paul win in the big race?

4. How does Mother act during the big race?

5. What does Mother sense in Paul after her birthday?

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