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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. How does Barrett feel about his talks with Paul?

2. What is Barrett's job?

3. What does Joan teach Paul all about?

4. Who hears someone whispering they need more?

5. How does Barrett know what to bet on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mother's poverty so frustrating to her?

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

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

4. What is Oscar addicted to?

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

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

7. What is strange about Paul's first bet at the horse races?

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

9. When does Barrett make his biggest bets?

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

Essay Topic 2

Jean was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, though brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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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