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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. Where is Paul's favorite toy kept?
(a) The basement.
(b) The nursery.
(c) The store.
(d) His room.

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

3. What is Mother trying to do when she tells Paul he has something she needs?
(a) Distract him.
(b) Get rid of him,
(c) Humor him.
(d) Motivate him.

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

5. What does Paul think he has found through the betting?
(a) Luck.
(b) Money.
(c) Success.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hears someone whispering they need more?

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

3. How does Paul hope to win his mother's love?

4. Where does Barrett think Paul got his talent?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother consider her biggest mistake?

2. What favor has Barrett been doing for Paul?

3. What does Joan tell Oscar about Paul?

4. How is Paul different from his siblings?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Mother say she is so poor?

10. How do Paul's sisters feel when they watch him play with his favorite toy?

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