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Cullman High Sch ENGLISH MISC 9
Cullman High Sch
ENGLISH MISC
9.07The Rocking Horse Winner
1)After reading the first paragraph of the story, what is the relationship between the mother and the children?
- Is the house really whispering to the children? If so why? If not, what do they hear?
- What does the mother say is the reason they have no money?
- Explain the conversation between the mother and Paul about luck.
- What kind of man does Uncle Oscar appear to be?
- Why does Paul think that Oscar is lucky?
- Why does Oscar laugh when Paul says he will bet 300 pounds (1 pound is about $1000 today) on the horse Daffodil?
- How much do Paul and Oscar make on the Leger race?
- How does Paul decide to give his mother some money?
- How does the mother react to the idea of having some money?
- What race is he holding out to win?
- Do the voices in the house stop after the mother gets the money for her birthday? Why?
- When the mother came home from her party at 1:00 a.m., what does she find Paul doing?
- How much does Paul make on the Kentucky Derby?
- What does Paul’s death symbolically say about money and status?
- Why did Paul so desperately want to be lucky?
- What is the theme of the story?
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