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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 does Mother say was her biggest mistake?

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

3. Who tells Paul's uncle about what he and Barrett talk about?

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

5. How was Mother raised?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Barrett?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Mother feel about her children?

10. What is Oscar addicted to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did Mother treat her children, and what effect did this have on their behavior throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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