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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mother feel after she gets her birthday money?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) As if she deserved it.
(c) Slightly happier.
(d) Ecstatic.

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

3. How do people know which horse to bet on at the big race?
(a) It was Paul's last word.
(b) It is written in the paper.
(c) It is inscribed on the horse.
(d) She dreams about it.

4. What does an inanimate object whisper to Paul?
(a) It is sick.
(b) It is dying.
(c) It needs money.
(d) It is lonely.

5. What strange luxury does Mother buy in the winter?
(a) A parasol.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Sun shades.
(d) Chocolates.

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

7. Why is Paul winning money?
(a) Nobody will pay for his education.
(b) He worries for their future.
(c) He never has luck.
(d) His mother is in debt.

8. Who wakes up Paul after the race?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Mother.
(c) Barrett.
(d) The rocking horse.

9. What color is Paul wearing when he makes the pick for the final race?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

10. Who arranges for something to be sent to mother on her birthday every year?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Barrett.
(c) Herself.
(d) Paul.

11. When did Mother last have the luxury she got for herself in the winter?
(a) When she was first married.
(b) When she was a child.
(c) When she was at school.
(d) She never had it.

12. Who is Mother thinking about while she is at a party?
(a) Father.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Her father.
(d) Paul.

13. How does Mother change at the end of the book?
(a) She cares about her son.
(b) She forgives her husband.
(c) She stops needing money.
(d) She becomes beautiful again.

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

15. How does Paul describe the changes in his life after his mother gets the money she wants?
(a) Negatively.
(b) Drastically.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Slightly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother sense in Paul after her birthday?

2. What whispers to Paul after Mother gets her birthday money?

3. What does Paul spend all his time thinking about after his mother's birthday?

4. How does the house change after Mother gets her birthday money?

5. What does Mother hear when she gets from from the party?

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