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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 did someone put Paul's family in debt?

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

3. What kind of hair does Paul have?

4. What does Paul's uncle ask Barrett about?

5. How does Barrett know what to bet on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Barrett?

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

3. What is Oscar addicted to?

4. What does Paul tell Oscar about Barrett?

5. Who is Mother's most important servant, and why?

6. How do Paul's sisters feel when they watch him play with his favorite toy?

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

8. What do the children all sense about their mother even with her attempts to hide it?

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

10. How is Paul different from his siblings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are your feelings about luck after reading this story, and how did the importance placed on luck by the main characters in this book change that ideal?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of addictions were presented in this book, and which had the biggest effects on the plot, and why?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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