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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 does Paul say ha has naturally?
(a) Luck.
(b) A gift.
(c) Hope.
(d) Motivation.

2. What keeps Mother at the party after she wants to leave?
(a) The weather.
(b) Her manners.
(c) Her date.
(d) The drinking.

3. Who does Paul explain his race picking secret to?
(a) His friend.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His nanny.
(d) His mother.

4. What does Paul say he has that lets him win money?
(a) God.
(b) Need.
(c) Talent.
(d) Luck.

5. Whose permission does Mother need to get the money she wants on her birthday?
(a) Paul's.
(b) Oscar's.
(c) The Lawyer's.
(d) Barrett's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mother describe her monetary situation after getting the birthday money?

2. Why is Paul so nervous about the race after his mother's birthday?

3. What does Mother get on her birthday each year?

4. Where does Mother go on her birthday?

5. What does Paul spend all his time thinking about after his mother's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother show by the way she reacts to her birthday gift?

2. Why does Paul think he was able to predict all the horse winners?

3. How is Mother unlucky even after getting rich?

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

5. What initially worries Mother about Paul?

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

7. How does the book end?

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

9. What does Mother do when she gets her birthday present?

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

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