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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, what is Miss Buell talking about as Paul remembers his secret?
(a) Land of perpetual snow.
(b) Land of unpredictable snow.
(c) Sea of unpredictable snow.
(d) Sea of perpetual snow.

2. What word does Paul use to describe the progress of his secret?
(a) Fulfilling.
(b) Rapid.
(c) Delicious.
(d) Amazing.

3. What causes Paul to think about his secret?
(a) The first hour.
(b) The first morning.
(c) The sky.
(d) The ocean.

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

5. What does Paul do with his secret?
(a) He wears it proudly.
(b) He carries it around with him.
(c) He boasts about it to people.
(d) He lends it to people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Buell have on her desk?

2. What does the rhythm of the postman's steps say when Paul's secret reveals itself?

3. What does Paul compare his secret to in the beginning of the story?

4. What class is Paul in as the story begins?

5. What kind of swelling does the cat have on its cheek?

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