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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 loud in the snow.
(b) Barely audible at the second house before his.
(c) Strangely quiet in the rain.
(d) Barely audible at the house before his.

2. What does Paul think the snow is in Part 2?
(a) As necessary requirement.
(b) A restrictive nightmare.
(c) A pointless distraction.
(d) A paralyzing beauty.

3. How does Paul describe the postman's knock on the door of his house?
(a) Surprising.
(b) Disappointing.
(c) Tremendous.
(d) Insignificant.

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

5. In Part 2, what does Paul find desirable as it relates to his parents?
(a) To ignore them.
(b) To disobey them.
(c) To belittle them.
(d) To be kind to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul state that his secret gives him?

2. What does Paul imagine while looking through his window?

3. What does Paul think of the effort it takes to answer Miss Buell's question?

4. How does Paul now view the bare roofs?

5. What does Paul think about the thoughts he is having of his secret during class?

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