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

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

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

4. What does Paul think he has found through the betting?
(a) Money.
(b) Success.
(c) Love.
(d) Luck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Paul's favorite toy kept?

2. What disintegrates shortly after Mother gets married?

3. Who tells Paul's uncle about what he and Barrett talk about?

4. What does Paul's uncle ask Barrett about?

5. How many children does mother have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joan tell Oscar about Paul?

2. How does Oscar respond when he sees what Paul's first bet at the horse races is?

3. What is Paul's main motivation in life?

4. Why is Barrett so hesitant to talk to Oscar?

5. Why is it strange for Mother to have hired servants?

6. What changes Oscar's idea about Paul while at the races?

7. What do the children all sense about their mother even with her attempts to hide it?

8. How do Paul's sisters feel when they watch him play with his favorite toy?

9. Why does Mother say she is so poor?

10. How does Barrett stay safe while betting?

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