View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul say when his Mother talks to him after the party?
(a) It is over.
(b) There is none.
(c) I have been waiting.
(d) It's Malabar.

2. Where did Father go to school?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Eton.
(d) Oxford.

3. Why is Paul so nervous about the race after his mother's birthday?
(a) He wants to quit betting.
(b) He cannot pick a winner.
(c) The house is tormenting him.
(d) He gave up all his money.

4. Who is the money from the Lincoln races given to?
(a) A storage man.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A banker.
(d) A better.

5. What does Mother sense in Paul after her birthday?
(a) There is something wrong.
(b) He is getting stronger.
(c) He will make all her dreams come true.
(d) She has made a mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does an inanimate object whisper to Paul?

2. How has Paul been picking race winners?

3. Who is Paul winning money for?

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

5. What does Paul bet on to make money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book end?

2. How does Paul choose the winners of the horse races?

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

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

5. How does Paul respond when Mother tries to help him when she gets worried about him?

6. What does Mother do when she begins getting worried about Paul?

7. How does the author describe Paul as he discovers the name of the winning Derby horse?

8. What keeps Mother at the party when she wants to leave?

9. What does Mother do with her birthday gift?

10. What happens after Paul tells Mother the winning name for the Derby?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 647 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample