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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. Why doesn't Barrett answer all of Paul's uncle's questions about Paul?
(a) He respects Paul's privacy.
(b) He doesn't want to get in trouble.
(c) He is embarrassed.
(d) He doesn't know the answers.

2. Who hears someone whispering they need more?
(a) The house.
(b) The children.
(c) Mother.
(d) The church.

3. Why did Mother get married?
(a) All of these.
(b) She wanted to make her father angry.
(c) She needed money.
(d) She was in love.

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

5. What is Paul's favorite toy made of?
(a) Velveteen.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Steel.
(d) Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is strange about what Paul makes his first bet on with his Uncle?

2. What is Paul's favorite toy?

3. How was Mother raised?

4. Where is Paul's favorite toy kept?

5. How does the author describe Mother's taste in things?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mother's most important servant, and why?

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

3. Why does Oscar take Paul to the horse races?

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

5. What does Paul invite Oscar to do while at the races?

6. What do the children all sense about their mother even with her attempts to hide it?

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

8. How is Paul different from his siblings?

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

10. What does the house say to the children?

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