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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it strange for Mother to keep servants?

2. What does Paul think he has found through the betting?

3. What does Mother have a hard time giving her children?

4. Why did someone put Paul's family in debt?

5. How does Barrett describe Paul's talent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Paul different from his siblings?

2. Why is Barrett so hesitant to talk to Oscar?

3. How does Paul play with his favorite toy?

4. What does Joan tell Oscar about Paul?

5. When does Barrett make his biggest bets?

6. Why does Mother say she is so poor?

7. What does the house say to the children?

8. What do the children all sense about their mother even with her attempts to hide it?

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

10. What does Paul tell Oscar about Barrett?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jean was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, though brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the examples of personification in the book, and how did they change the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book, and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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