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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul feel about his mother as Part 1 ends?
(a) He feels sorry for her.
(b) He feels resentment toward her.
(c) He feels contempt for her.
(d) He feels closer to her than before.

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

3. What does Paul look past the snow to see in answering Miss Buell's question?
(a) The blackboard.
(b) The window.
(c) His textbook.
(d) The door.

4. At what cost does Paul believe he must keep his secret?
(a) At whatever joy it brings others.
(b) At whatever pain it causes to others.
(c) At whatever confusion it brings others.
(d) At whatever embarrassment it causes to others.

5. What is Paul NOT doing, as his mother points out in Part 1?
(a) Talking.
(b) Following the rules.
(c) Listening.
(d) Walking straight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul's mother tell him might need to be done?

2. When did Paul's secret start?

3. What does Paul do with his secret?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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