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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Mother after she got married?
(a) She got very ill.
(b) She had bad luck.
(c) She lost her inheritance.
(d) She was cheated on.

2. Why did someone put Paul's family in debt?
(a) To help others.
(b) To gamble.
(c) To keep up appearances.
(d) To pay for schooling.

3. How is Paul described as a child?
(a) Morbid.
(b) Intense.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Absent.

4. What do Paul and Barrett often talk about?
(a) Politics.
(b) Money.
(c) Horse racing.
(d) Raising cats.

5. What military branch was Paul's uncle involved in?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Marines.

6. Why does Mother say she is not successful?
(a) Her family is dead.
(b) She has a short attention span.
(c) Her husband is unlucky.
(d) She was never sent to school.

7. Who does Mother say gave Paul what she needs from him?
(a) Herself.
(b) God.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) His father.

8. Where is the first place Paul's uncle takes him?
(a) Washington.
(b) Adams.
(c) Ford.
(d) Lincoln.

9. What secret do the children all know about Mother?
(a) She is cheating on their father.
(b) She is unhappy.
(c) She is in debt.
(d) She has a hard time loving them.

10. How does Paul describe his relationship with Barrett?
(a) A mentorship.
(b) A partnership.
(c) A frienship.
(d) A family relationship.

11. Who does Mother fool with what she showers her children with?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her husband.
(c) People on the outside.
(d) Her children.

12. What does Paul's uncle ask Barrett about?
(a) His education.
(b) His inheritance.
(c) His interest in horse racing.
(d) His skills.

13. Who does Mother blame in private for being so poor?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her father.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her children.

14. Who does Mother like to lord over?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her siblings.
(c) Everyone in town.
(d) Her husband.

15. How does Barrett know what to bet on?
(a) He watches Oscar.
(b) Paul tells him.
(c) He reads about it.
(d) He dreams about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother love to buy for her children?

2. What does Paul tell his uncle he knows a lot about?

3. How was Mother raised?

4. Why does Mother tell her children they are poor?

5. Who does Paul ask a question of that nobody else has?

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