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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What child is Paul?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) Youngest.
(d) First.

2. What is Paul's uncle's name?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Omar.
(d) Obert.

3. How are Joan and Paul related?
(a) She is his aunt.
(b) She is his nanny.
(c) She is his cousin.
(d) She is his sister.

4. What does Mother say Paul has that she needs?
(a) Devotion.
(b) Brains.
(c) Courage.
(d) Luck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mother say she is not successful?

2. What question does Paul ask that nobody else has?

3. Who is with Paul's uncle when he first sees Paul on his favorite toy?

4. What does Mother say one needs to be successful in life?

5. What makes Mother such an unlikable character?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oscar respond when he sees what Paul's first bet at the horse races is?

2. What does the house say to the children?

3. What does Mother do to try and make her children happy?

4. What is Paul's main motivation in life?

5. Why does Uncle Oscar choose to talk to Barrett?

6. When does Barrett make his biggest bets?

7. How is Paul different from his siblings?

8. What changes Oscar's idea about Paul while at the races?

9. Why is Mother's poverty so frustrating to her?

10. How does Oscar feel when he sees Paul playing with his favorite toy?

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