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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. Who puts money in the big race for Paul?
(a) Mother.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Barrett.
(d) The nanny.

2. Who is Paul winning money for?
(a) His siblings.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) His mother.

3. Who is Mother thinking about while she is at a party?
(a) Her father.
(b) Paul.
(c) Father.
(d) Oscar.

4. What keeps Mother at the party after she wants to leave?
(a) The drinking.
(b) The weather.
(c) Her date.
(d) Her manners.

5. What inanimate object whispers to Paul?
(a) The house.
(b) The horse.
(c) The flowers.
(d) The tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Paul the good news about the big race?

3. What does Paul do during the big race?

4. What does Paul say ha has naturally?

5. How much money does Mother hope to get on her birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Paul hoping to hear from the house after his mother gets her birthday present?

2. How does the book end?

3. What ends up actually happening with Paul's winnings from the races?

4. Why does Paul think he was able to predict all the horse winners?

5. How is Malabar significant to the story?

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

7. What happens at the Derby?

8. What happens after Paul tells Mother the winning name for the Derby?

9. How does Paul respond when Mother tries to help him when she gets worried about him?

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

(see the answer keys)

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