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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?
(a) Deliciously satisfying.
(b) Deliciously terrifying.
(c) Unmistakably satisfying.
(d) Unmistakably terrifying.

2. What do the postman's steps have the first time that Paul's secret appears?
(a) A new secrecy.
(b) A new frequency.
(c) A familiar reassurance.
(d) A familiar sound.

3. What happens to the postman's footsteps, as Paul recalls?
(a) They gradually become more annoying.
(b) They gradually become more distinct.
(c) They gradually become more indistinct.
(d) They gradually become less annoying.

4. What does Paul imagine was NOT recorded as the dog walked through the wet cement?
(a) His barking.
(b) His 2 front feet.
(c) His 2 rear feet.
(d) His tail wagging.

5. How does Paul describe the roadway on his street in Part 1?
(a) Graveled.
(b) Smooth.
(c) Crooked.
(d) Cobbled.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Paul's secret start?

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

3. What leans over the garden walls on Paul's walk home?

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

5. According to what Paul reads, how is Mrs. Amelia D. Cravath cured of her illness?

(see the answer key)

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