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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it hard for Mother to keep up the appearance she wants after her marriage?
(a) She is aging badly.
(b) They have no money.
(c) She is miserable.
(d) She is seen with other men often.

2. What place does Paul's first bet take?
(a) Last.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

3. What kind of hair does Paul have?
(a) Curly.
(b) Scraggly.
(c) Thin.
(d) Straight.

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

5. When does Barrett make big bets?
(a) When the weather is right.
(b) When Paul is certain.
(c) When Oscar makes the same bet.
(d) When he gets paid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers Joan about what Paul and Barrett talk about?

2. How does the author describe Mother's taste in things?

3. What disintegrates shortly after Mother gets married?

4. How are Joan and Paul related?

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

(see the answer key)

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