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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. Who tries to send Paul on a trip after Mother's birthday?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Jean.
(c) Mother.
(d) Barrett.

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

3. How does Mother contact someone while at the party?
(a) None of these.
(b) She sends a messenger.
(c) She sends a telegram.
(d) She makes a phone call.

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

5. What does Mother hear when she gets from from the party?
(a) A snoring.
(b) A mumbling.
(c) A scratching.
(d) A creaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wakes up Paul after the race?

2. How much money did Paul win at the Lincoln races?

3. What does Paul say ha has naturally?

4. What does Mother do as soon as she gets home from the party?

5. How much money does Mother get on her birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes in Mother after she gets the birthday gift?

2. What initially worries Mother about Paul?

3. What does Mother say caused her family a lot of grief when she was younger?

4. What does Mother sense during the party she goes to?

5. How is Malabar significant to the story?

6. What is Paul hoping to hear from the house after his mother gets her birthday present?

7. How does Paul learn about what happens at the Derby?

8. How does the book end?

9. What causes Mother to become more connected to Paul?

10. What is the first thing Mother does when she comes home from her party?

(see the answer keys)

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