The Rocking Horse Winner

1.  If you bet $5 on a horse race and your horse wins 50 to 1, how much money would you win?

You just win $5.

2.  Note the reference to Paul's eyes.  How do they reflect his mental state?

IT REFLECTS HIS MENTAL STATE BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT HE IS CRAZY AND ANXIOUS

3.  What can the reader infer about the mother in the story based on the descriptions of her background, marriage, and relationship to her children?

SHE MARRIED FOR LOVE AND THE LOVE TURNED INTO DUST.SHE HAD LITTLE INCOME AND WASN'T VERY LUCKY. BECAUSE IF "YOU WERE LUCKY YOU HAD MONEY". AND SHE DOESN'T SHOWS MUCH LOVE FOR HER CHILDREN.

4.  What is the setting of the story?

A RICH COUNTRY HOUSE IN ENGLAND

5.  Identify a simile that is used to describe Basset.

A SIMILE THEY USE TO DESCRIBE BASSETT IS " BASSETT WAS SERIOUS AS A CHURCH ,SO THEY COMPARING HIM TO A CHURCH.

6.  Why does Paul's gaze make Uncle Oscar uneasy?

PAUL GAZE MAKES UNCLE OSCAR FEEL UNEASY BECAUSE THE LOOK OF PAUL EYES IS UNNATURAL AND IT MAKES HIM FEEL AS IF SOMETHING BAD IS GONE TO HAPPEN.

7.  Compare Pal's behavior at the racetrack with that of the Frenchman.  Identify the irony in the two characters conflicting behavior.
They are both wild in the head. 

8.  What do Paul's eyes turning to stone and his mother's heart turning to stone symbolize?

It symbolizes Paul's death.

9.  How would  you describe Paul's relationship with his mother?

Paul's relationship with his mother isn't  perfect. Instead its one sided. Paul consumes all his time in energy in finding luck. After his mother tells him ,"If you are lucky you have money." Throughout the story Paul disparately seeks attention and approval from his mother. 

10.  Why is this ironic--"If you are lucky, you have money" in the light of how the story ended?

Its ironic because in the end Paul's family ends up having money therefore becoming lucky.