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Why did Hester's children look at her coldly?
Because she started with all the advantages, yet had no luck.
Because they knew that deep inside she could not love them.
Because she was such a good mother and adored her children.
Why was the family never totally happy in the house?
Because the parents worked hard and never spent time with the children.
Because their house and the things in it were haunted by a noisy ghost.
Because the parents always complained about never having enough money.
What reason did Hester give Paul for the family not having a car of their own?
It was easier to use Uncle Oscar's car or take a taxi.
His father was born rich, but had been unlucky with his money.
His father was not born lucky enough to make a lot of money.
What mostsurprised Uncle Oscar when he and Paul's mother came into the room when Paul was on one of his rides?
That Paul was still riding a rocking-horse at his age.
That Paul wouldn't speak to anybody when he was on one of his rides.
That Paul knew the name of a winning race-horse.
Why did Uncle Oscar decide to take Paul to the Lincoln races?
To see if the horse that Paul had chosen would win.
Because he enjoyed taking Paul to horse races.
To teach Paul more about horse racing.
Why did Uncle Oscar decide that he must talk to Bassett?
Because he wanted to become their partner.
To ask Bassett about the winner of the next race.
To make sure that what Paul was telling him was true.
What reason did Paul give for wanting his mother to have five thousand pounds?
So that they would have enough money to buy a car.
So that his mother would finally believe that he was lucky.
So that the voices he heard in the house would stop.
Why were Paul's eyes shining with a sort of madness as the time came for the Derby?
Because he had lost nearly all of his money on the last two races.
Because he was angry at his mother for wanting to send him away on holiday.
Because he was worried he wouldn't know the names of winning horses any more.
What didn't Paul tell his mother about his secret?
Because he was worried that she would make him stop.
Because he wanted her to think that his father was lucky.
Because he did not want to get Uncle Oscar and Bassett into trouble.
What did Oscar most likely mean when he said: "...he's best gone out of a life where he rides his rocking-horse to find a winner"?
Paul always rode the rocking-horse too fast. Oscar knew that one day he would fall off and hurt himself.
Oscar thought that Paul had gone mad and was better off dead than going into a hospital for mad people.
Paul had an unhappy life and rode the rocking-horse to please his mother, who was unable to show love toward her children.