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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. Why does Mother say she is not successful?
(a) Her family is dead.
(b) She was never sent to school.
(c) Her husband is unlucky.
(d) She has a short attention span.

2. What does Mother tell Paul when he asks how to be lucky?
(a) From within.
(b) She doesn't know.
(c) From God.
(d) To ask his father.

3. Who hears someone whispering they need more?
(a) Mother.
(b) The church.
(c) The children.
(d) The house.

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

5. Who does Mother blame in private for being so poor?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paul's main motivation?

2. Who does Mother like to lord over?

3. What do Paul and Barrett often talk about?

4. What is Paul's uncle a fanatic about?

5. How much money has Paul made with Barrett?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paul play with his favorite toy?

2. How does Mr. Barrett make a lot of his money?

3. What does Paul invite Oscar to do while at the races?

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

5. How does Oscar feel when he sees Paul playing with his favorite toy?

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

7. What does Mother consider her biggest mistake?

8. What is Oscar addicted to?

9. What does Paul tell Oscar about Barrett?

10. Who is Mother's most important servant, and why?

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