The Rocking-Horse Winner

What does the rocking-horse symbolize?

• Old age and wisdom
• Youth and innocence
• Middle age and worry
• Social classes

What "haunting" phrase seems to be spoken by the house?

• "Where has the luck gone?"
• "Mother does not love us!"
• "Tiger's blood is in my veins!"
• "There must be more money!"

Who first teaches young Paul about horse racing and places bets for him?

• Uncle Oscar
• Bassett
• His father
• His mother

What could the frenzied way Paul rides his horse symbolize?

• his desire to grow up fast
• his desire to hurt his mother
• his desire for wealth
• his desire to be a jockey

What amount of money does Paul give to his mother for her birthday?

• 5,000 pounds
• 1,000 pounds
• 50 pounds
• He never gave her money

What is the phrase Paul repeats to Uncle Oscar when he wants to keep a secret?

• "Credit now!"
• "Swear to be silent!"
• "Honor bright!"
• "Honest truth!"

What is Paul's "secret in a secret"?

• He paid off the mortgage for his mother
• He rides his rocking-horse to get the name of the winning horse
• He is running away from home to live with Uncle Oscar
• He asks Bassett which horse will win the race

Paul's mother tells him that 

• People make their own luck
• It is better to be born rich 
• It is better to be born lucky
• His father is a lucky man

The eerie feeling that Paul's mother has when she is at the party and calls home could be an example of 

• allusion
• metaphor
• irony
• foreshadowing

What old adage or saying does Uncle Oscar use to warn Paul not to give his mother all of the 5,000 pounds at once?

• "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
• "Don't bite off more than you can chew."
• "Your eyes are bigger than your stomach."
• "Happiness can't be bought."