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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul remember hearing the postman that morning?
(a) Strangely quiet in the rain.
(b) Barely audible at the second house before his.
(c) Strangely loud in the snow.
(d) Barely audible at the house before his.

2. How does Paul feel at the end of Part 2?
(a) Alert.
(b) Appreciative.
(c) Clueless.
(d) Disappointed.

3. How does Paul describe the way his shoes walk on the pavement?
(a) Disorderly.
(b) Obediently.
(c) Scarcely.
(d) Loudly.

4. How is the cement sidewalk designed, according to Paul's description?
(a) In geometrical parallelograms.
(b) In a haphazard pattern.
(c) In a striped pattern.
(d) In geometrical trapezoids.

5. What does Paul compare his secret to in the beginning of the story?
(a) A beautiful trinket.
(b) A beautiful day.
(c) A beautiful picture.
(d) A beautiful basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the dog tracks arranged on the sidewalk?

2. What does Paul imagine the snow on the street to be?

3. In Part 1, what is Miss Buell talking about as Paul remembers his secret?

4. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?

5. How old is Paul, as it is revealed in Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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