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

2. Why does Paul refuse his trip after his Mother's birthday?
(a) He doesn't deserve it.
(b) It is not what the house wants.
(c) He has to focus on the derby.
(d) It would use up too much money.

3. What is Malabar?
(a) A servant.
(b) A horse.
(c) A kind of wood.
(d) A dog.

4. How does Paul satisfy what whispers to him after Mother gets her birthday money?
(a) Getting into Oxford.
(b) Fighting his sister.
(c) Bringing in more money.
(d) Quitting his betting.

5. Why does Mother want to leave the party early?
(a) She feels out of place.
(b) She thinks something bad will happen to Paul.
(c) She feels guilty for not bringing her husband.
(d) She wants to throw her own party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inanimate object whispers to Paul?

2. What does the author say Paul's eyes blaze with at the end of the book?

3. Who does Mother contact while at the party?

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

5. What is making the noise Mother hears when she gets home from the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul get as a result of his mother's birthday present?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens at the Derby?

8. What does Mother do with her birthday gift?

9. How is Malabar significant to the story?

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

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