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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the house change after Mother gets her birthday money?
(a) It is added on to.
(b) It is repainted.
(c) It doesn't change at all.
(d) It is refurnished.

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

3. How does Paul act during the big race?
(a) He is nervous.
(b) He is unconscious.
(c) He is upset.
(d) He is calm.

4. What big race is coming up after Mother's birthday?
(a) The Larkwood.
(b) Planton.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) The Derby.

5. Where is the change in Paul most noticed on his horse?
(a) His hands.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His hair.
(d) His breathing.

6. Who does Paul explain his race picking secret to?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His friend.
(c) His mother.
(d) His nanny.

7. What kind of news does Mother receive when she contacts someone during the party?
(a) Strange news.
(b) Sad news.
(c) Scary news.
(d) Good news.

8. What does Mother sense in Paul after her birthday?
(a) He is getting stronger.
(b) There is something wrong.
(c) He will make all her dreams come true.
(d) She has made a mistake.

9. How does Paul die?
(a) A spider bites him.
(b) From an illness.
(c) He falls down the stairs.
(d) In his sleep.

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

11. Who is Paul winning money for?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His mother.

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

13. What does the author say Paul's eyes blaze with at the end of the book?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Madness.
(c) Fury.
(d) Concentration.

14. Who sends something to Mother every year on her birthday?
(a) A florist.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A banker.
(d) A judge.

15. What makes Mother connect with Paul?
(a) His abilities.
(b) His madness.
(c) His weakness.
(d) His money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Paul play on his horse so much?

2. What keeps Mother at the party after she wants to leave?

3. What does Paul say when his Mother talks to him after the party?

4. Why does Paul die happy?

5. What shows that Paul has a special power?

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