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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul satisfy what whispers to him after Mother gets her birthday money?
(a) Getting into Oxford.
(b) Quitting his betting.
(c) Fighting his sister.
(d) Bringing in more money.

2. What color is Mother wearing at her party?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

4. What does Mother hear when she gets from from the party?
(a) A mumbling.
(b) A scratching.
(c) A creaking.
(d) A snoring.

5. How does Mother feel while at a party?
(a) Important.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Wonderful.
(d) Worried.

6. Where did Father go to school?
(a) Eton.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Lexington.
(d) Oxford.

7. What is making the noise Mother hears when she gets home from the party?
(a) A mouse.
(b) The trees outside.
(c) The rocking horse.
(d) Paul.

8. Who sends something to Mother every year on her birthday?
(a) A florist.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A judge.
(d) A banker.

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

10. Why does Paul play on his horse so much?
(a) It keeps other people away from him.
(b) It tells him the winners.
(c) It comforts him.
(d) It speaks kind words to him.

11. Who does Mother contact while at the party?
(a) Paul.
(b) Her father.
(c) The nanny.
(d) Oscar.

12. When did Mother last have the luxury she got for herself in the winter?
(a) When she was first married.
(b) When she was a child.
(c) She never had it.
(d) When she was at school.

13. How are Paul's eyes described after the party?
(a) Vibrant.
(b) Cold.
(c) Dull.
(d) Stony.

14. What whispers to Paul after Mother gets her birthday money?
(a) The windows.
(b) The books.
(c) The house.
(d) The horse.

15. What is Eton?
(a) A bar.
(b) A horse.
(c) A race track.
(d) A school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Paul been picking race winners?

2. What does Paul bet on to make money?

3. Who hires the person for Paul after Mother gets her birthday money?

4. What shows that Paul has a special power?

5. What does Paul ask his mother on her birthday?

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