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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of inlay is located at the end of the sidewalk?
(a) Gold.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Brass.
(d) Silver.

2. What kind of swelling does the cat have on its cheek?
(a) A curious one.
(b) A healthy one.
(c) A sickly one.
(d) A familiar one.

3. Why did Paul put his hand into the bark of the elm tree?
(a) To feel the cold dead wood.
(b) To feel the cold living wood.
(c) To feel the warm living wood.
(d) To feel the warm dead wood.

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

5. How does Paul observe the elm tree and other things on his way home?
(a) With a tolerant eye.
(b) With a tainted eye.
(c) With a skeptical eye.
(d) With a careful eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Buell have on her desk?

2. How does Paul describe the way his shoes walk on the pavement?

3. What does the grocer's shop have in its window?

4. What happens to the postman's footsteps, as Paul recalls?

5. As Paul arrives at his house in Part 2, what does he feel about the one thing he had looked forward to?

(see the answer key)

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