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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. Who does Mother ask about Paul's last words?

2. What is making the noise Mother hears when she gets home from the party?

3. What is hired for Paul after Mother gets her birthday money?

4. What big race is coming up after Mother's birthday?

5. Where is the change in Paul most noticed on his horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes in Mother after she gets the birthday gift?

2. Why isn't Paul personally present at the Derby?

3. What happens at the Derby?

4. What does Mother say caused her family a lot of grief when she was younger?

5. What does Mother show by the way she reacts to her birthday gift?

6. How is Malabar significant to the story?

7. What does Oscar help Paul plan to do with his winnings from the races?

8. What does Mother do with her birthday gift?

9. What keeps Mother at the party when she wants to leave?

10. What does Paul get as a result of his mother's birthday present?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the examples of personification in the book, and how did they change the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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