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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. What happened to Mother after she got married?
(a) She got very ill.
(b) She had bad luck.
(c) She was cheated on.
(d) She lost her inheritance.

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

3. Who hates to watch Paul when he plays with his toy?
(a) Mother.
(b) All of these.
(c) His nanny.
(d) His sisters.

4. What does Paul's uncle do when Paul makes his first bet?
(a) Sighs.
(b) All of these.
(c) Yells.
(d) Laughs.

5. What is strange about what Paul makes his first bet on with his Uncle?
(a) It is an outsider.
(b) It is a past winner.
(c) It is an old rider.
(d) It is a young horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who put Paul's family in debt?

2. Who does Mother blame in private for being so poor?

3. What military branch was Paul's uncle involved in?

4. Who does Mother say gave Paul what she needs from him?

5. What makes Mother such an unlikable character?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother consider her biggest mistake?

2. How does Barrett stay safe while betting?

3. What does Joan tell Oscar about Paul?

4. How does Mother feel about her children?

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

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

7. Why does Uncle Oscar choose to talk to Barrett?

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

9. Why is Mother's poverty so frustrating to her?

10. Why does Oscar take Paul to the horse races?

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