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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Paul explain his reasons for winning money to?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His friend.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

2. How has Paul been picking race winners?
(a) The house told him.
(b) It came to him in dreams.
(c) His rocking horse told him.
(d) He read it in books.

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

4. Who is with Paul's uncle when he first sees Paul on his favorite toy?
(a) All of these.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Celia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barrett feel about his talks with Paul?

2. Why is someone hired for Paul after Mother gets her birthday money?

3. What time of day does Paul die?

4. What does Mother say was her biggest mistake?

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

(see the answer key)

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