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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. What do Paul and Barrett often talk about?

2. What is Mother trying to do when she tells Paul he has something she needs?

3. Why doesn't Barrett answer all of Paul's uncle's questions about Paul?

4. What military branch was Paul's uncle involved in?

5. What is Barrett's job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Uncle Oscar choose to talk to Barrett?

3. What is Oscar addicted to?

4. Why is Paul so interested in horse racing?

5. How does Mother feel about her children?

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

7. What does Mother consider her biggest mistake?

8. What changes Oscar's idea about Paul while at the races?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please describe how Paul used the rocking horse, and what symbolism this had on the book.

Essay Topic 2

Where did irony occur in the winning race, and how did this affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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