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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it strange for Mother to keep servants?

2. What does Joan do when Paul tells his uncle what she taught him?

3. What color are Paul's eyes?

4. How does Barrett safeguard unsure bets?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother do to try and make her children happy?

2. How does Oscar feel when he sees Paul playing with his favorite toy?

3. How does Mr. Barrett make a lot of his money?

4. What is Oscar addicted to?

5. What is Paul's main motivation in life?

6. What does Paul tell Oscar about Barrett?

7. What favor has Barrett been doing for Paul?

8. Why is it strange for Mother to have hired servants?

9. How does Barrett stay safe while betting?

10. Why does Oscar take Paul to the horse races?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the examples of personification in the book, and how did they change the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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