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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most distressing feature of Paul's secret?
(a) The embarrassment of his mother and father.
(b) The inability to respond to his mother and father.
(c) The conflict between him and his mother and father.
(d) The inability to hear his mother and father.

2. What class is Paul in as the story begins?
(a) Biology.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Geography.

3. What does Paul notice in the gutter as he walks by it?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A letter.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A flyer.

4. What does Paul imagine the snow on the street to be?
(a) White ragged circles.
(b) White centered lines.
(c) White ragged lines.
(d) White perfect circles.

5. What was Paul doing when his secret appeared for the first time?
(a) Eating breakfast.
(b) Going to sleep.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Waking up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul describe his street in Part 2 of the story?

2. What does the snow form as Paul approaches his street?

3. What is Paul listening for the postman to do when his secret appears?

4. How does Paul remember hearing the postman that morning?

5. What color is the hydrant with the painted chain on it that Paul sees?

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