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How does the story, One Thousand Dollars start?

Young Gillian's home

At the country club with Old Bryson

At the lawyers' office

At the uncle's house

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What question does Young Gillian ask to multiple people?

Wouldn't $50 be more sensible from my uncle?

Do you think my uncle was playing some kind of joke?

What would you do with $1,000?

Why only $1,000?

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Describe the tone of Young Gillian when he learned he only inherited $1,000.

somber

annoyed

contrite

thrilled

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What does the blind man show Young Gillian?

A pencil.

His checkbook.

Directions to the horse races.

How to enter the lawyers office.

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What was Ms. Lotta Lauriere's response to Young Gillian's question: What would you do with $1,000?

Buy a happy home.

Buy an prestigious painting.

Buy a diamond necklace

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What does Young Gillian decide to do with the 1,000?

Spend it on bets with Old Bryson

Give it to Ms. Hayden

Buy a bracelet for Ms. Lotta Lauriere

Paying Mr. Tolman for his services.

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How does Young Gillian feel about Ms. Hayden?

He loves her, but she rejects him.

He is grateful that she raised him for so many years.

He rejects her love for Ms. Lotta Lauriere

He feel like he owes her for taking care of his uncle

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Old Bryson suggests to Young Gillian to spend the money on a diamond bracelet for Ms. Lotta Lauriere.

True

False

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What was the one rule of Young Gillian receiving the $1,000?

He has to account for his spending.

He had to pay taxes on it.

He had to donate it to a local hospital.

He had to share with Ms. Hayden

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Why does Young Gillian tell the lawyers that he lost the money at the races?

He loved Ms. Lotta Lauriere

He wanted to get rid of it.

He wanted to get the money to pay of his debt at the races.

He wanted Ms. Hayden to have the money because he loved her.

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Bobby's last name is

Gillian

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What did Bobby's uncle's servants get?

$10 and a seal ring each.

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Who are the lawyers?

Tollman and Sharp

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What does Bobby tell the lawyers he did with the one thousand dollars?

He tells them he spent it on a pendant for Miss Lotta Laurie

He tells them he donated it to a cab driver.

He tells them he gambled and lost it.

He tells them he gave it to Miss Hayden.

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The obstacle between Bobby and Miss Hayden's potential romance is

social class difference.

he is engaged to Miss Lotta Lauriere.

he does not love her.

she does not love him.

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The best theme for "One Thousand Dollars" is

some things are more important than money.

money can't buy happiness.

money is the same to everybody.

being poor is better than being rich.

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