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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 shows that Paul has a special power?
(a) The connetion with the horse.
(b) His guessing the winners.
(c) The change in his eyes.
(d) His strange vocabulary.

2. What does Mother do as soon as she gets home from the party?
(a) Goes to bed.
(b) Checks on Paul.
(c) Takes a bath.
(d) Has some dinner.

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

4. Why is Paul so nervous about the race after his mother's birthday?
(a) The house is tormenting him.
(b) He cannot pick a winner.
(c) He gave up all his money.
(d) He wants to quit betting.

5. Who does Mother ask about when she contacts someone during the party?
(a) Jean.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Father.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paul's face full of after the party?

2. Where did Father go to school?

3. What does Paul do during the big race?

4. What does Mother have in common with Paul?

5. Where is Paul told to take a trip to after Mother's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother get for her birthday?

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

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

4. What is the first thing Mother does when she comes home from her party?

5. What happens at the Derby?

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

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

8. What is symbolic about the clothing worn by Mother the night of her party?

9. How does the author describe Paul as he discovers the name of the winning Derby horse?

10. What is symbolic in Paul's death?

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